Trials in absentia

Vanuatu

Constitution of the Republic of Vanuatu

CHAPTER 2
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS AND DUTIES

PART I Fundamental Rights

5.FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS OF THE INDIVIDUAL

(2) Protection of the law shall include the following

(e) a person shall not be tried in his absence without his consent unless he makes it impossible for the court to proceed in his presence;

Rome Statute

Article 63 Trial in the presence of the accused

1. The accused shall be present during the trial.