'Rights during trial - legal assistance' in document 'Korea - Constitution'

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RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION

CHAPTER Ⅱ Rights and Duties of the Citizen

Article 12 [Personal Liberty, Personal Integrity

(4) Any person who is arrested or detained has the right to prompt assistance of counsel. When a criminal defendant is unable to secure counsel by his own efforts, he State assigns counsel for the defendant as prescribed by law.

CHAPTER Ⅱ Rights and Duties of the Citizen

Article 12 [Personal Liberty, Personal Integrity

(5) No person may be rrested or detained without being informed of the reason therefore and of his right to assistance of counsel. The family and other related persons, as designated by law, of person arrested or detained shall be notified without delay of the reason for and the ime and place of the arrest or detention.

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:
(d) Subject to article 63, paragraph 2, to be present at the trial, to conduct the defence in person or through legal assistance of the accused's choosing, to be informed, if the accused does not have legal assistance, of this right and to have legal assistance assigned by the Court in any case where the interests of justice so require, and without payment if the accused lacks sufficient means to pay for it