Tanzania, United Republic of

The Constitution of the United Republic of Tanzania

PART III
BASIC RIGHTS AND DUTIES

The Right to Equality

13. Equality before the law

(6) To ensure equality before the law, the state authority shall make procedures which are appropriate or which take into account the following principles, namely :

(c) no person shall be punished for any act which at the time of its commission was not an offence under the law, and also no penalty shall be imposed which is heavier than the penalty in force at the time the offence was committed ;

Keywords

Nullum crimen sine lege
Nulla poena sine lege



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