'Rights during trial - counsel of accused's choosing' in document 'Nauru - Constitution'

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RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION

PART II.
PROTECTION OF FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS

Protection of personal liberty

5.-(2.) A person who is arrested or detained shall be informed promptly of the reasons for the arrest or detention and shall be permitted to consult in the place in which he is detained a legal representative of his own choice.

PART II.
PROTECTION OF FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS

Provision to secure protection of law

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

(e) shall be permitted to defend himself before the court in person or, at his own expense, by a legal representative of his own choice or to have a legal representative assigned to him in a case where the interests of justice so require and without payment by him in any such case if he does not, in the opinion of the court, have sufficient means to pay the costs incurred ;

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:
(b) To have adequate time and facilities for the preparation of the defence and to communicate freely with counsel of the accused's choosing in confidence