Cabo Verde

Código Penal de Cabo Verde

Cape Verde Legislative Decree 4/2003 of 18 November 2003 - PENAL CODE

VOLUME I - GENERAL PROVISIONS

TITLE II - PUNISHABLE DEEDS

CHAPTER II - CHARACTERISTICS OF A PUNISHABLE DEED

Article 20
(Punishability of preparatory acts)

1.Unless otherwise provided by law, preparatory acts shall not be punishable.

2.In those exceptional cases where they are punishable, the applicable penalty shall be of a duration of not less than the minimum legal period and not more than three years; and accordingly no penalty may be imposed that exceeds one third of the maximum legal penalty prescribed for the crime for which preparations were being made.

Keywords

Individual criminal responsibility
Preparation
National penalties - maximum penalty
National penalties - national proceedings



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