'Rights during investigation - informed of belief that crime has been committed' in document 'Iceland - Constitution'

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RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION

VII.

Article 67

Any person deprived of his liberty shall be entitled to be informed promptly of the reasons for this measure.

RELEVANT ROME STATUTE PROVISIONS

Article 55
Rights of persons during an investigation
2. Where there are grounds to believe that a person has committed a crime within the jurisdiction of the Court and that person is about to be questioned either by the Prosecutor, or by national authorities pursuant to a request made under Part 9, that person shall also have the following rights of which he or she shall be informed prior to being questioned:
(a) To be informed, prior to being questioned, that there are grounds to believe that he or she has committed a crime within the jurisdiction of the Court