'Nulla poena sine lege' in document 'Bosnia - Criminal Procedure Code'

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RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION

CRIMINAL PROCEDURE CODE OF BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA

PART ONE - BASIC PROVISIONS

CHAPTER I - BASIC PRINCIPLES

Article 2 - Principle of Legality

The rules set forth in this Code shall provide for an innocent person to be acquitted and for a perpetrator of an offense to be convicted under the conditions provided by the Criminal Code of Bosnia and Herzegovina (hereinafter: the BiH CC) and other laws of the state of Bosnia and Herzegovina that prescribe criminal offenses and in the procedure stipulated by law.

Prior to the rendering of a final verdict the freedom and other rights of the suspect or accused may be limited only under the conditions set forth in this Code.

A criminal penalty with respect to the criminal offenses over which the Court has jurisdiction may be pronounced only by that Court in the proceedings instituted and conducted in accordance with this Code, unless otherwise specified under this Code.

RELEVANT ROME STATUTE PROVISIONS

Article 23
Nulla poena sine lege
A person convicted by the Court may be punished only in accordance with this Statute.