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The Relevant Provisions of the Rome Statute

RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION

GENERAL PART

CHAPTER TWO
APPLICATION OF CRIMINAL LEGISLATION OF THE REPUBLIC OF SERBIA

Temporal Application
Article 5

(1) The law in force at the time of committing of criminal offence shall apply to the offender.

(2) If after the commission of a criminal offence, the law was amended once or more times, the law most lenient for the offender shall apply.

(3) A person who commits an offence prescribed by a law with a definite period of application shall be tried under such law, regardless of the time of trial, unless otherwise provided by such law.

RELEVANT ROME STATUTE PROVISIONS

Article 11
Jurisdiction ratione temporis
2. If a State becomes a Party to this Statute after its entry into force, the Court may exercise its jurisdiction only with respect to crimes committed after the entry into force of this Statute for that State, unless that State has made a declaration under article 12, paragraph 3.

Article 24
Non-retroactivity ratione personae
1. No person shall be criminally responsible under this Statute for conduct prior to the entry into force of the Statute.
2. In the event of a change in the law applicable to a given case prior to a final judgement, the law more favourable to the person being investigated, prosecuted or convicted shall apply.