'Rights during trial - informed promptly and in detail of charges' in document 'Nauru - Constitution'

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RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION

PART II.
PROTECTION OF FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS

Provision to secure protection of law

10. (3.) A person charged with an offence -

(b) shall be informed promptly in a language that he understands and in detail of the nature of the offence with which he is charged ;

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