'Nullum crimen sine lege' in document 'Cote d'Ivoire - Constitution'

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RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION

CONSTITUTION OF THE REPUBLIC OF COTE D’IVOIRE - Adopted on 24 July 2000

TITLE I: FREEDOMS, RIGHTS, AND DUTIES

CHAPTER 1: Freedoms and Rights

Article 21

No one may be prosecuted, arrested, detained, held in police custody or charged, except by virtue of a law previously promulgated concerning the acts of which he or she is accused.

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.