State assistance to national defence

Commonwealth of The Bahamas

Bahamas - Constitution 1973 (2006)

CHAPTER III
PROTECTION OF FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS OF THE INDIVIDUAL

Article 20
Provisions to secure protection of law

(2) Every person who is charged with a criminal offence —
(d) shall be permitted to defend himself before the court in person or, at his own expense, by a legal representative of his own choice or by a legal representative at the public expense where so provided by or under a law in force in The Bahamas;