Rights during trial - informed promptly and in detail of charges

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

The Saint Vincent Constitution Order 1979

CHAPTER 1
PROTECTION OF FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS

Provisions to secure protection of law

8. (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;