ARTICULO 12.- Derecho de defensa. La defensa de la persona y sus derechos son inviolables. Nadie podrá ser condenado, ni privado de sus derechos, sin haber sido citado, oído y vencido en proceso legal ante juez o tribunal competente y preestable cido .
Ninguna persona puede ser juzgada por Tribunales Especiales o secretos, ni por procedimientos que no estén preestablecidos legalmente.
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;