Nulla poena sine lege

Uganda

Constitution of the Republic of Uganda 1995 (2005)

CHAPTER FOUR—PROTECTION AND PROMOTION OF FUNDAMENTAL AND OTHER HUMAN RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS.

General.

28. Right to a fair hearing.

(12) Except for contempt of court, no person shall be convicted of a criminal offence unless the offence is defined and the penalty for it prescribed by law.

Rome Statute

Article 23 Nulla poena sine lege

A person convicted by the Court may be punished only in accordance with this Statute.