'Nulla poena sine lege' in document 'Singapore - Constitution'

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RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION

Part IV Fundamental Liberties

Article 11
Protection Against Retrospective Criminal Laws and Repeated Trials

(1) No person shall be punished for an act or omission which was not punishable by law when it was done or made, and no person shall suffer greater punishment for an offence than was prescribed by law at the time it was committed.

RELEVANT ROME STATUTE PROVISIONS

Article 23
Nulla poena sine lege
A person convicted by the Court may be punished only in accordance with this Statute.