Canada

Schedule B Constitution Act, 1982 (79) - Canadian charter of rights and freedoms

Schedule B - Constitution Act, 1982 (79)

PART I - Canadian charter of rights and freedoms

Legal Rights

10. Everyone has the right on arrest or detention

a) to be informed promptly of the reasons therefor;

b) to retain and instruct counsel without delay and to be informed of that right; and

c) to have the validity of the detention determined by way of habeas corpus and to be released if the detention is not lawful.

Keywords

Rights during investigation - informed of belief that crime has been committed
Rights during investigation - legal assistance



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