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CRIMINAL PROCEDURE CODE
PART I
ON THE GENERAL PART
TITLE I
PRELIMINARY AND GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 2
Principle of legality
The legal and criminal consequences arising out of the commission of a criminal offence may only be applied in accordance with the provisions of this Code.
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.