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

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RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION

CHAPTER I
PROTECTION OF FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS

3.- (2) Any person who is arrested or detained shall with reasonable promptitude and in any case no later than twenty-four hours after such arrest or detention be informed in a language that he understands of the reasons for his arrest or detention and be afforded reasonable facilities for private communication and consultation with a legal practitioner of his own choice and, in the case of a minor, with his parents or guardian.

CHAPTER I
PROTECTION OF FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS

8.- (2) Every person who is charged with a criminal offence -

b) shall be informed as soon as reasonably practicable, in a language that he understands and detail, of the nature of the offence 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