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

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RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION

General Part

SECOND SECTION
THE COURTS AND THE PARTIES TO CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS

Chapter IX
THE DEFENCE

Article 91. The accused

91.5. The accused shall exercise the following rights in accordance with this Code :

91.5.1. to know what he is accused of (content, factual description and legal classification of the charge) and to receive a copy of the corresponding decision immediately after the charge is brought, the accused is remanded in custody or the decision on the choice of restrictive measure is announced ;

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