International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) Act, No. 56 of2007 (c) to h a v e legal assistance assigned to him in appropriate cases where the interest of justice so requires and without any payment by him, where he . does not have sufficient means to pay for such assistance: (d) to examine or to have examined the witnesses against him and to' obtain the attendance of witnesses on his behalf, under the same conditions as witnesses called against him; (e) to have the assistance of an interpreter where such person cannot understand or speak the language in which the trial is being conducted; and (f) not to be compelled to testify against himself or to confess guilt. (2) Every person convicted of a criminal offence under any written law, shall have the right to appeal to a higher court against such conviction and any sentence imposed. (3) No person shall be tried or punished for any criminal offence for which such person has already been convicted or acquitted according to law. 5. (1) Every child has the right to— (a) have his or her birth registered and to nave a name from his or her date of birth; ' (b) acquire nationality; (c) be protected from maltreatment, neglect, abuse or degradation; and .'(d) have legal assistance provided by the State at State's expense in criminal proceedings affecting the child^ if substantial injustice would otherwise result. 1