'Rights during trial - informed promptly and in detail of charges' in document 'Serbia - Criminal Procedure Code'

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RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION

Part I
GENERAL PROVISIONS

Chapter I
BASIC RULES


Defendant's right to a defense
Article 5

(2) The defendant has to be informed of the criminal offense he is charged with, as well as of the evidence on which the charges are based as soon as during the first interrogation.

Part I
GENERAL PROVISIONS

Chapter I
BASIC RULES

The rights of a person deprived of liberty
Article 7
(1) A person deprived of liberty by the competent government authority has to be immediately informed, in his native language or a language he understands, about the reasons for deprivation of liberty, as well as concerning everything that is held against him, as well as of the following rights:

RELEVANT ROME STATUTE PROVISIONS

Article 67
Rights of the accused
1. In the determination of any charge, the accused shall be entitled to a public hearing, having regard to the provisions of this Statute, to a fair hearing conducted impartially, and to the following minimum guarantees, in full equality:
(a) To be informed promptly and in detail of the nature, cause and content of the charge, in a language which the accused fully understands and speaks