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The relevant provisions of implementing legislation: [1] [2]
The Relevant Provisions of the Rome Statute

RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION

GENERAL PART

CHAPTER ONE
THE CRIMINAL LAW

FIRST TITLE
APPLICATION, JURISDICTION RATIONE LOCI ET TEMPORIS

Section 2
Jurisdiction ratione temporis ; lex mitior

(1) The penalty and any ancillary measures shall be determined by the law which is in force at the time of the act.

GENERAL PART

CHAPTER ONE
THE CRIMINAL LAW

FIRST TITLE
APPLICATION, JURISDICTION RATIONE LOCI ET TEMPORIS

Section 2
Jurisdiction ratione temporis ; lex mitior

(4) A law intended to be in force only for a determinate time shall be continued to be applied to acts committed while it was in force even after it ceases to be in force, unless otherwise provided by law.

RELEVANT ROME STATUTE PROVISIONS

Article 22
Nullum crimen sine lege
1. A person shall not be criminally responsible under this Statute unless the conduct in question constitutes, at the time it takes place, a crime within the jurisdiction of the Court.
2. The definition of a crime shall be strictly construed and shall not be extended by analogy. In case of ambiguity, the definition shall be interpreted in favour of the person being investigated, prosecuted or convicted.
3. This article shall not affect the characterization of any conduct as criminal under international law independently of this Statute.