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

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RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION

CHAPTER III
RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF THE PEOPLE

Article 33.

No person shall be apprehended except upon warrant issued by a competent judicial officer which specifies the offense with which the person is charged, unless he is apprehended, the offense being committed.

CHAPTER III
RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF THE PEOPLE

Article 34.

No person shall be arrested or detained without being at once informed of the charges against him or without the immediate privilege of counsel; nor shall he be detained without adequate cause ; and upon demand of any person such cause must be immediately shown in open court in his presence and the presence of his counsel.

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