Rights during investigation - arbitrary arrest or detention and deprivation of liberty

Mexico

Mexico - Constitution 1917 (2015) EN

TITLE ONE

CHAPTER I
Fundamental rights

Article 19

Detention before a judicial authority in excess of 72 hours are prohibited without formal charges indicating the crime, place, time and circumstances of such crime; as well as the evidence of the crime and of the probable liability of the accused.

''TITLE ONE, CHAPTER I: Human Rights and Guarantees, Article 14''

No one can be deprived of his freedom, properties or rights without a trial before

previously established courts, complying with the essential formalities of the

proceedings and according to those laws issued beforehand.

''TITLE ONE, CHAPTER I: Human Rights and Guarantees, Article 19''

Detentions before a judicial authority in excess of 72 hours, counted from the

moment the accused is presented to the authority, are prohibited without presenting

formal charges indicating the crime, place, time and circumstances of such crime; as

well as the evidence of the crime and of the probable liability of the accused.

Rome Statute

Article 55 Rights of persons during an investigation

1. In respect of an investigation under this Statute, a person:

(d) Shall not be subjected to arbitrary arrest or detention, and shall not be deprived of his or her liberty except on such grounds and in accordance with such procedures as are established in this Statute.