Costa Rica

Constitución Política de la República de Costa Rica

THE CONSTITUTION OF THE REPUBLIC OF COSTA RICA

TITLE IV - INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS AND GUARANTEES

ARTICLE 37. No one may be detained without substantiated evidence of having committed an offense or without a written order issued by the judge or the authority in charge of maintaining public order, unless the person concerned is a fugitive from justice or is caught in the act; but in all cases, he shall be placed at the disposition of a competent judge within a peremptory period of twenty-four hours.

Keywords

Fair trial standards
Rights during investigation - arbitrary arrest or detention and deprivation of liberty



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