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The relevant provisions of implementing legislation: [1]
The Relevant Provisions of the Rome Statute

RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION

GENERAL PART

Section One : GENERAL PROVISIONS

CHAPTER 1. LEGISLATION ON CRIMINAL PROCEDURE

Article 4. Effect of the Criminal-Procedure Law in the Course of Time

1. Proceedings in a criminal case shall be governed by the criminal-procedure law applicable at the time of inquest, preliminary investigation, or trial, respectively.

2. Any criminal-procedure law, which eliminates or limits the rights conferred upon the participants of proceedings or disparages their situation, shall not have retrospective effect, i.e., it shall not apply to any proceedings initiated before the effective date of such a law.

3. Admissibility of evidence shall be determined in accordance with the law applicable at the time the given evidence was obtained.

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.