Ecuador
Practice Relating to Rule 100. Fair Trial Guarantees
Ecuador’s Naval Manual (1989) provides that “offences against prisoners of war, including … denying the right to a fair trial for committed offences” and “offences against civilian inhabitants of the occupied territory, including … denying the right to a fair trial for committed offences” constitute war crimes.
The manual further provides that “individuals captured as … illegal combatants … have the right to be fairly tried for violations of the law of armed conflict”.
Ecuador’s Naval Manual (1989) provides: “At a minimum, [procedural] rights must include the assistance of lawyer counsel, an interpreter and a fellow prisoner.”
Ecuador’s Naval Manual (1989) provides: “At a minimum, [procedural] rights must include the assistance of … an interpreter”.