'Nulla poena sine lege' in document 'Ghana - Constitution'

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RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION

CHAPTER FIVE
FUNDAMENTAL HUMAN RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS

14. (1) Every person shall be entitled to his personal liberty and no person shall be deprived of his personal liberty except in the following cases and in accordance with procedure permitted by law -

CHAPTER FIVE
FUNDAMENTAL HUMAN RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS

19. (11) No person shall be convicted of a criminal offence unless the offence is defined and the penalty for it is prescribed in a written law.

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.