'Rights during trial - raise defences' in document 'Azerbaijan - Constitution (amend 2009)'

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RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION

SECTION II
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS, FREEDOMS AND DUTIES

Chapter III
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS OF MAN AND CITIZEN

Article 67. Rights of persons detained, arrested, or accused of a crime

II. Everyone accused of a crime shall be heard before being sentenced.

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:
(e) To examine, or have examined, the witnesses against him or her and to obtain the attendance and examination of witnesses on his or her behalf under the same conditions as witnesses against him or her. The accused shall also be entitled to raise defences and to present other evidence admissible under this Statute