'Nulla poena sine lege' in document 'Moldova - Criminal Code'

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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.

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.