Constitution of Belize
PART II – Protection of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms
6.- (3) 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 practitioner of his own choice;
6.- (3) 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 practitioner of his own choice;
19.- (1) When a person is detained by virtue of a law that authorises the taking during a period of public emergency of measures that are reasonably justifiable for the purpose of dealing with the situation that exists in Belize during that under emergency period, the following provisions shall apply, that is to say
(e) at the hearing of his case by the tribunal appointed for the review of his case he shall be permitted to appear in person or to be represented by a legal practioner of his own choice.
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:
(d) Subject to article 63, paragraph 2, to be present at the trial, to conduct the defence in person or through legal assistance of the accused's choosing, to be informed, if the accused does not have legal assistance, of this right and to have legal assistance assigned by the Court in any case where the interests of justice so require, and without payment if the accused lacks sufficient means to pay for it;