'Rights during trial - informed promptly and in detail of charges' in document 'Uruguay - Constitution (English)'

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RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION

SECTION II
Rights, Duties and Guarantees

Chapter I

Article 17.
In the event of unlawful detention, the interested party or any other person may apply to the competent Judge for a writ of "habeas corpus" to the end that the detaining authority shall immediately explain and justify the legal grounds for such detention, the decision of the aforementioned Judge being final.

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