The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

Criminal Code

GENERAL PART

1. GENERAL PROVISIONS

Obligatory implementation of a more lenient criminal law

Article 3

(1) The law that was applicable at the time when a crime was committed shall be applied upon the person who has committed the crime.

(2) If the law has changed once or several times after the crime was committed, that law shall be applied which is more lenient towards the offender.

(3) If this law prescribes a new alternative measure, a safety measure or an educational measure, it can be applied only if it corresponds to a previously prescribed measure and if it is not more harmful to the perpetrator.

Keywords

Non-retroactivity



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