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

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RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION

CHAPTER 2
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS AND DUTIES

PART I Fundamental Rights

5.FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS OF THE INDIVIDUAL

(2) Protection of the law shall include the following

(d) if an accused does not understand the language to be used in the proceedings he shall be provided with an interpreter throughout the proceedings;

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