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The Relevant Provisions of the Rome Statute

RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION

General Part

FIRST SECTION
Main Provisions

Chapter I
Legislation on criminal procedure

Article 4. Temporal scope of legislation on criminal procedure

4.1. Criminal procedures and the adoption and execution of criminal procedure decisions in the Azerbaijan Republic shall be carried out in accordance with the provisions of the legislation on criminal procedure in force in the Azerbaijan Republic at the time.

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.