Rights during trial - informed promptly and in detail of charges

Ghana

Ghana - Constitution 1992 (1996) EN

CHAPTER 5. FUNDAMENTAL HUMAN RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS
Part I. General

19. FAIR TRIAL
(2) A person charged with a criminal offence shall -
d. be informed immediately in a language that he understands, and in detail, of the nature of the offence charged;

CHAPTER 5. FUNDAMENTAL HUMAN RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS
Part I. General

19. FAIR TRIAL
(2) A person charged with a criminal offence shall -
d. be informed immediately in a language that he understands, and in detail, of the nature of the offence charged;

Ghana - Criminal Procedure Code 1960 (2003) EN

PART III—SUMMARY TRIAL

Section 174 The Defence.
(1) At the close of the evidence in support of the charge, if it appears to the Court that a case is made the accused sufficiently to require him to make a defence, the Court shall call upon him to enter into and shall remind him of the charge and inform him that, if he so desires, he may give evidence himself may make a statement. The Court shall then hear the accused if he desires to be heard and any evidence
adduce in his defence.

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;