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The relevant provisions of implementing legislation: [1] [2]
The Relevant Provisions of the Rome Statute

RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION

CAMBODIA – PENAL CODE

BOOK ONE - GENERAL PROVISIONS

TITLE 1 - THE CRIMINAL LAW

CHAPTER 1 - GENERAL PRINCIPLES

Article 3: Principle of legality
Conduct may give rise to criminal conviction only if it constituted an offence at the time it occurred.

CAMBODIA – PENAL CODE

BOOK ONE - GENERAL PROVISIONS

TITLE 1 - THE CRIMINAL LAW

CHAPTER 1 - GENERAL PRINCIPLES

Article 5: Interpretation of criminal law
In criminal matters. the law shall be strictly construed. A judge may neither extend its scope of application nor interpret it by analogy.

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.