'Rights during investigation - legal assistance' in document 'Mongolia - Constitution'

Jump to:

RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION

Chapter Two
Human Rights and Freedoms

Article 16 [Citizen's Rights]
The citizens of Mongolia are enjoying the following rights and freedoms :

13) Where a person is arrested his or her family and counsel shall be notified within a period of time established by law of the reasons for the arrest.

Chapter Two
Human Rights and Freedoms

Article 16 [Citizen's Rights]
The citizens of Mongolia are enjoying the following rights and freedoms :

14) The right to receive legal assistance ;

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:
(c) To have legal assistance of the person's choosing, or, if the person does not have legal assistance, to have legal assistance assigned to him or her, in any case where the interests of justice so require, and without payment by the person in any such case if the person does not have sufficient means to pay for it