'Rights during investigation - remain silent' in document 'Marshall Islands - Rules of Criminal Procedure'

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RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION

TITLE II. PRELIMINARY PROCEEDINGS

Rule 5. Initial Appearance

(d) Procedure.

(1) Advice. At the defendant's initial appearance, the judge must inform the defendant of the following :

(E) the defendant's right to remain silent and that anything said can be used against the defendant,

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:
(b) To remain silent, without such silence being a consideration in the determination of guilt or innocence