'Nulla poena sine lege' in document 'Czech republic - Charter of Rights'

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RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION

Chapter Two
Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms

Division One
Fundamental Human Rights and Freedoms

Article 8

(2) No one may be prosecuted or deprived of her liberty except on the grounds and in the manner specified by law. No one may be deprived of her liberty merely on the grounds of inability to fulfill a contractual obligation.

Chapter Two
Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms

Division One
Fundamental Human Rights and Freedoms

Article 8

(5) A person may be placed in custody only on the grounds and for the length of time laid down in a law, and only on the basis of a judicial decision.

Chapter Five
The Right to Judicial and Other Legal Protection

Article 39

Only a law may designate the acts which constitute a crime and the penalties or other detriments to rights or property that may be imposed for committing them.

RELEVANT ROME STATUTE PROVISIONS

Article 23
Nulla poena sine lege
A person convicted by the Court may be punished only in accordance with this Statute.