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The relevant provisions of implementing legislation: [1]
The Relevant Provisions of the Rome Statute

RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION

CHAPTER 4
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

Legal representation

10. (1) (a) Subject to subsections (2) and (3), the court before which a person is 5 brought for trial for an offence contemplated in section 5(1), (3) or (4) may not proceed with the trial unless

(ii) the court is satisfied that a period of not less than 14 days has elapsed since 10 instructions for the representation of the accused at the trial were first given to the legal practitioner who is representing the accused.

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