Canada
Practice Relating to Rule 100. Fair Trial Guarantees
Section D. Information on the nature and cause of the accusation
Canada’s LOAC Manual (1999) provides: “Accused persons must be promptly informed, in writing, and in a language which they understand, of the charges brought against them.”
With respect to non-international armed conflicts, the manual states: “Accused persons shall be informed of the particulars of the offence charged.”
Canada’s LOAC Manual (2001) states in its chapter on rights and duties of occupying powers: “Accused persons must be promptly informed, in writing, and in a language, which they understand, of the charges brought against them.”
In its chapter on non-international armed conflicts, the manual states: “As a minimum, accused persons: a. shall be informed of the particulars of the offence charged”.