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The Relevant Provisions of the Rome Statute

RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION

4. No person shall be liable to be tried or punished in any court in Nigeria for an offence,
except under the express provisions of the code or of some Act or Law which is in force in, or forms part of the law of Nigeria :
Provided that in the case of an offence committed before the commencement of this Act the
offender may be tried and punished either under the law in force when the offence was committed or under the code, provided that the offender shall not be punished to any greater extent than was authorised by the former law.

RELEVANT ROME STATUTE PROVISIONS

Article 11
Jurisdiction ratione temporis
1. The Court has jurisdiction only with respect to crimes committed after the entry into force of this Statute.
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.