Constitution of Belize
PART II – Protection of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms
5 (3) Any person who is arrested or detained
(a) for the purpose of bringing him before a court in execution of the order of a court; or
(b) upon reasonable suspicion of his having committed, orbeing about to commit, a criminal offence under any law,
and who is not released, shall be brought before a court without undue delay and in any case not later than forty-eight hours after such arrest or detention.
Constitution of Belize
PART II – Protection of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms
6.- (1) All persons are equal before the law and are entitled without any discrimination to the equal protection of the law.
(2) If any person is charged with a criminal offence, then, unless the charge is withdrawn, the case shall be afforded a fair hearing within a reasonable time by an independent and impartial court established by law.
5.- (3) Any person who is arrested or detained
(a) for the purpose of bringing him before a court in execution of the order of a court; or
(b) upon reasonable suspicion of his having committed, or being about to commit, a criminal offence under any law,
and who is not released, shall be brought before a court without undue delay and in any case not later than forty-eight hours after such arrest or detention.
6.- (2) If any person is charged with a criminal offence, then, unless the charge is withdrawn, the case shall be afforded a fair hearing within a reasonable time by an independent and impartial court established by law.
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
(c) not more than one month after the commencement of his detention and thereafter during his detention at intervals of not more than three months, his case shall be reviewed by an independent and impartial tribunal established by law and presided over by a person appointed by the Chief Justice from among persons who are legal practitioners;
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:
(c) To be tried without undue delay;