'Nullum crimen sine lege' in document 'Slovenia - Criminal Code'

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RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION

GENERAL PART

Chapter One
FUNDAMENTAL PROVISIONS

No Criminal Offence or Sentence Without the Statute

Article 2

No sentence or other criminal sanction shall be imposed on any person for committing an offence that did not constitute a criminal offence under the statute prior to being committed, and for which a sentence was not prescribed by the statute.

GENERAL PART

Chapter One

FUNDAMENTAL PROVISIONS

No Criminal Offence or Sentence Without the Statute
Article 2

No sentence or other criminal sanction shall be imposed on any person for committing an offence that did not constitute a criminal offence under the statute prior to being committed, and for which a sentence was not prescribed by the statute.

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.