'Rights during investigation - arbitrary arrest or detention and deprivation of liberty' in document 'Bahamas - Criminal Procedure Code'

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RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION

CHAPTER 91

PART III
GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO ARREST, RECOGNISANCES AND SURETIES

20. (3) Any person arresting a person under the powers conferred by subsection (1) or (2) of this section, or under any powers under any law conferring powers of arrest upon persons other than a peace officer, shall without unnecessary delay make over the person so arrested to a peace officer or bring him before a magistrate.

RELEVANT ROME STATUTE PROVISIONS

Article 55
Rights of persons during an investigation
1. In respect of an investigation under this Statute, a person:
(d) Shall not be subjected to arbitrary arrest or detention, and shall not be deprived of his or her liberty except on such grounds and in accordance with such procedures as are established in this Statute