Uruguay

Constitution of Uruguay

SECTION II
Rights, Duties and Guarantees

Chapter I

Article 16.
In any of the cases contemplated in the preceding article, the judged, under the gravest responsibility, shall take the declaration of the person under arrest within twenty-four hours and shall begin the summary process within forty-eight hours at the most. The declaration of the accused must be taken in the presence of his defender. The latter shall also have the right to attend all summary hearings.

Keywords

Rights during trial - legal assistance
Rights during investigation - legal assistance
Rights during trial - tried without undue delay
Rights during investigation - questioned in presence of counsel



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