Serbia

Law on cooperation with the International Criminal Court

IV ARREST, CUSTODY AND SURRENDER OF THE ACCUSED PERSON

Mandatory Defence in the Surrender Procedure of the Accused Person

Article 21

The accused person sought by the International Criminal Court to be surrendered must have a Defence Counsel from the very first interrogation and during the entire surrender procedure.

Should the accused person fail to secure a Defence Counsel personally within three hours from the point s/he was advised on his/her right or should s/he state that s/he shall not hire a Defence Counsel, President of the competent court shall assign to him/her an Ex-Officio Lawyer selected from among the lawyers listed in order, the list being submitted by the competent Bar Association.

Keywords

Fair trial standards
Legal Aid
Rights during investigation - legal assistance
Rights during investigation - questioned in presence of counsel



EDIT.