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Part 1
GENERAL PART
Chapter 1
GENERAL PROVISIONS
ยง 2. Basis for punishment
(1) No one shall be convicted or punished for an act which was not an offence pursuant to the law applicable at the time of the commission of the act.
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.