Ethiopia

The Criminal Code of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia

PART I

GENERAL PART

BOOK I

CRIMES AND CRIMINALS

TITLE I

CRIMINAL LAW AND ITS SCOPE

CHAPTER I

SCOPE OF THE LAW

Article 2.- Principle of Legality.

(1) Criminal law specifies the various crimes, and the penalties and measures applicable to criminals.

(2) The Court may not treat as a crime and punish any act or omission which is not prohibited by law. The Court may not impose penalties or measures other than those prescribed by law.

(3) The Court may not create crimes by analogy,

(4) The above provisions shall not prevent the Court from interpreting the law. In cases of doubt the Court shall interpret the law according to its spirit, in accordance with the meaning intended by the legislature so as to achieve the purpose it has in view .

Keywords

Nullum crimen sine lege
Nulla poena sine lege



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