Philippines

Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines 1987

ARTICLE III
BILL OF RIGHTS

Section 14. (1) No person shall be held to answer for a criminal offense without due process of law.

(2) In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall be presumed innocent until the contrary is proved, and shall enjoy the right to be heard by himself and counsel, to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation against him, to have a speedy, impartial, and public trial, to meet the witnesses face to face, and to have compulsory process to secure the attendance of witnesses and the production of evidence in his behalf. However, after arraignment, trial may proceed notwithstanding the absence of the accused : Provided, that he has been duly notified and his failure to appear is unjustifiable.

Keywords

Fair trial standards
Presumption of innocence
Rights during trial - legal assistance
Trials in absentia
Rights during investigation - informed of belief that crime has been committed
Rights during investigation - legal assistance
Rights during trial - informed promptly and in detail of charges
Rights during trial - tried without undue delay
Rights during trial - present at trial
Rights during trial - examine witnesses
Rights during trial - raise defences
Rights during trial - unsworn oral or written statement in defence
Rights during trial - burden of proof
Rights during investigation - questioned in presence of counsel



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