Rights during trial - informed promptly and in detail of charges

Solomon Islands

Solomon Islands - Constitution 1978 EN

CHAPTER II

PROTECTION OF FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS OF THE INDIVIDUAL

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 detail and in a language that he understands, 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;