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

RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION

Part One
GENERAL PROVISIONS

Chapter I
BASIC RULES

Principle of legality

Article 2
(1) A criminal sanction may be imposed on the perpetrator only by the competent Court in the proceedings initiated and conducted in compliance with the present Code.

(2) Freedom and other rights of the accused person may be limited prior to the rendering of the final judgment, only under the conditions set forth in the present Code .

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.