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The Relevant Provisions of the Rome Statute

RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION

GENERAL PART

Chapter I
THE CRIMINAL CODE AND THE PRINCIPLES OF ITS APPLICATION

Article 3. Principle of Legality

(1) No person can be declared guilty of the commission of a crime nor be subject to criminal punishment other than on the basis of a decision of a court and in strict compliance with criminal law.

(2) Unfavorable extensive interpretation and the application of criminal law by analogy are prohibited.

GENERAL PART

Chapter I
THE CRIMINAL CODE AND THE PRINCIPLES OF ITS APPLICATION

Article 8. Criminal Law Action in Time

The criminal nature of the act and the punishment for such an act shall be set by criminal law in force at the moment when the act was committed.

GENERAL PART

Chapter V
CRIMINAL LIABILITY

Article 51. Grounds for Criminal Liability

(2) Only the person guilty of a crime set forth in criminal law shall be subject to criminal liability.

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.