TITLE III: DECLARATIONS, RIGHTS, AND GUARANTEES
CHAPTER II: Individual Rights
Article 82
The right of defense is inviolable.
The inhabitants of the Republic have free access to the courts to bring actions in
accordance with law.
TITLE III: DECLARATIONS, RIGHTS, AND GUARANTEES
CHAPTER II: Individual Rights
Article 83
The State shall appoint counsel to defend the poor and to protect the persons and
interests of minors and the incompetent. They shall give legal assistance to them and
represent them judicially in defense of their personal liberty and other rights.
Artículo 83. Corresponde al Estado nombrar procuradores para la defensa de los pobres y para que velen por las personas e intereses de los menores e incapaces.
Darán a ellos asistencia legal y los representarán judicialmente en la defensa de
su libertad individual y demás derechos.
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;