National penalties - maximum penalty

Portugal

The Portuguese Penal Code General Part (Articles 1-130)

BOOK I-GENERAL PART

TITLE III-JURIDICAL CONSEQUENCES OF THE ACT

CHAPTER II-PENALTIES

SECTION I-IMPRISONMENT AND FINE

Article 41
Duration of imprisonment penalty

1- Imprisonment penalty usually has the minimum duration of one month and the maximum duration of 20 years.

2- The maximum limit of imprisonment penalty is 25 years in the cases prescribed by law.

3- The maximum limit referred to in the previous number in no case should be exceeded.

Rome Statute

Article 77 Applicable penalties

1. Subject to article 110, the Court may impose one of the following penalties on a person convicted of a crime referred to in article 5 of this Statute:

(a) Imprisonment for a specified number of years, which may not exceed a maximum of 30 years; or

(b) A term of life imprisonment when justified by the extreme gravity of the crime and the individual circumstances of the convicted person.

2. In addition to imprisonment, the Court may order:

(a) A fine under the criteria provided for in the Rules of Procedure and Evidence;

(b) A forfeiture of proceeds, property and assets derived directly or indirectly from that crime, without prejudice to the rights of bona fide third parties.