Nullum crimen sine lege

Slovenia

Constitution

II. HUMAN RIGHTS AND FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS

Article 28
(Principle of Legality in Criminal Law)

No one may be punished for an act which had not been declared a criminal offence under law, or for which a penalty had not been prescribed, at the time the act was performed.

Criminal Code of the Republic of Slovenia

GENERAL PART

Chapter One
FUNDAMENTAL PROVISIONS

No Criminal Offence or Sentence Without the Statute

Article 2

No sentence or other criminal sanction shall be imposed on any person for committing an offence that did not constitute a criminal offence under the statute prior to being committed, and for which a sentence was not prescribed by the statute.

GENERAL PART

Chapter One

FUNDAMENTAL PROVISIONS

No Criminal Offence or Sentence Without the Statute
Article 2

No sentence or other criminal sanction shall be imposed on any person for committing an offence that did not constitute a criminal offence under the statute prior to being committed, and for which a sentence was not prescribed by the statute.

Rome Statute

Article 22 Nullum crimen sine lege

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.