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;
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.
Notice of trial
4. (1) A court shall not try a protected prisoner of war or a protected internee unless the court is satisfied that the protecting power and the legal representative of the prisoner of war or internee have been given at least twenty-one days notice of the trial by the prosecutor.
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;