Chapter Two – Fundamental Rights and Freedoms
Part Two: Fundamental Human Rights and Freedoms
Article 17
(2) No one must be prosecuted or deprived of freedom other than for reasons and in a manner defined by law.
Chapter Two – Fundamental Rights and Freedoms
Part Two: Fundamental Human Rights and Freedoms
Article 17
(3) A person accused or suspected of a criminal act can be detained only in cases defined by law.
Chapter Two – Fundamental Rights and Freedoms
Part Two: Fundamental Human Rights and Freedoms
Article 17
(5) A person can be taken into custody only for reasons and for a period defined by law and on the basis of a court ruling.
Chapter Two – Fundamental Rights and Freedoms
Part Seven: The Right to Judicial and Other Legal Protection
Article 49
Only the law established which conduct constitutes a criminal act and what punishment or other form of deprivation of rights or property may be inflicted upon those who committed it.
Chapter Two – Fundamental Rights and Freedoms
Part Seven: The Right to Judicial and Other Legal Protection
Article 50
(6) The criminal liability of a deed is assessed, and punishment is meted out, according to the law valid at the time when the offense was committed. A more recent law will be applied if it is more favorable for the perpetrator.
PART ONE
GENERAL PART
CHAPTER ONE
SCOPE OF THE ACT AND FOUNDATIONS OF CRIMINAL LIABILITY
Title One
Criminal Code and its Scope
Section 2
Applicability in Time
(1) The criminal liability for an act shall be determined and the punishment shall be imposed according to the law applicable at the time of its commission. When several new laws have taken effect between the time of commission of the act and the delivery of judgement, the criminal liability for an act shall be determined and the punishment shall be imposed according to the law, which is more favourable for the offender.
CHAPTER TWO
EXTRADITION
Division Two
Section 501
Inadmissibility of extradition
Extradition shall be inadmissible if :
d) the offence, for which the extradition is requested, is a criminal offence only under legal system of the requesting State, but not under legal system of the Slovak Republic,
1. A person shall not be criminally responsible under this Statute unless the conduct in question constitutes, at the time it takes place, a crime within the jurisdiction of the Court.
2. The definition of a crime shall be strictly construed and shall not be extended by analogy. In case of ambiguity, the definition shall be interpreted in favour of the person being investigated, prosecuted or convicted.
3. This article shall not affect the characterization of any conduct as criminal under international law independently of this Statute.