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Date: n.d.
By: Canada
Citation: [Department of Justice?], [Loose Draft] Clause 11 (n.d.)
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11. Anyone charged with an offence has the right

(a) to be informed promptly of the specific offence;

(b) to be tried within a reasonable time;

(c) not to be compelled to testify against onself in proceedings in respect of the offence;

(d) to be presumed innocent until proven guilty according to law in a fair and public hearing by an independent and impartial tribunal;

(e) not to be denied reasonable bail without just cause;

(f) except in the case of an offence under military law, to the benefit of trial by jury where the maximum punishment for the offence the person has been charged is imprisonment for five years or a more severe punishment;

(g) not to be found guilty on account of any act or omission that at the time of the act or omission did not constitute an offence under Canadian or international law;

(h) if finally convicted or acquitted of the offence in Canada, not to be tried or punished for the offence more than once; and

(i) if convicted of the offence and if the punishment for the offence has been varied between the time of commission and the time of sentencing, to the benefit of the lesser punishment.