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The Relevant Provisions of the Rome Statute

RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION

GENERAL PART
Aim of the Criminal Code

Chapter I
Scope of the Criminal Code

Temporal Scope

Section 2

A crime shall be adjudged in accordance with the law in force at the time of its perpetration. If, in accordance with the new Criminal Code in force at the time of the judgment of an act, the act is no longer an act of crime or it is to be adjudged more leniently, then the new law shall apply ; otherwise, the new Criminal Code has no retroactive force.

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.