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General Part
Section 1.
Criminal legislation
Chapter 1.
Principles and objectives of criminal legislation
Article 2. The objectives of the Criminal Code.
2. To implement these objectives, the Criminal Code stipulates the grounds for criminal liability and the principles of criminal legislation, and determines which dangerous acts are considered criminal offences for the society and establishes the types of punishment for the committal of these acts and other penal and legal measures .
General Part
Section 1.
Criminal legislation
Chapter 1.
Principles and objectives of criminal legislation
Article 5. Principle of legitimacy.
1. It is only the criminal law that decides whether the act is criminal and punishable, as well as other criminal and legal consequences .
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.