Rights during trial - informed promptly and in detail of charges

Saint Kitts and Nevis

Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis Constitutional Order of 1983

CHAPTER II
PROTECTION OF FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS

Provisions to secure protection of law.

10.- (2) Every person who is charged with a criminal offence -

b) shall be informed as soon as reasonably practicable, in a language that he understands and in detail, of the nature of the offence charged ;

Rome Statute

Article 67 Rights of the accused

1. In the determination of any charge, the accused shall be entitled to a public hearing, having regard to the provisions of this Statute, to a fair hearing conducted impartially, and to the following minimum guarantees, in full equality:

(a) To be informed promptly and in detail of the nature, cause and content of the charge, in a language which the accused fully understands and speaks;