Fifth Part: Law and statute
Chapter X: Legal System
Article 149: Normative Legal Acts
VII. Normative legal acts, altering the legal status of physical and juridical persons, removing or mitigating their legal responsibility can have retroactive force. Other normative-legal acts do not have retroactive force.
General provision
Section I
Criminal Legislation
CHAPTER 2
ACTION OF THE CRIMINAL LAW
Article 10. Action of the criminal law in time
10.1. The criminality and punish of action (action or inaction) shall be determined by the criminal law, exercised during commitment of this action (action or inaction). No one shall be applied to criminal liability for action, which was not admitted as a crime at the time of committing it.
General provision
Section I
Criminal Legislation
CHAPTER 2
ACTION OF THE CRIMINAL LAW
Article 10. Action of the criminal law in time
10.4. The criminal law, provided for by criminality of action (actions or inactivity), strengthening punishment or otherwise worsening position of the person who has committed a crime, shall not have back force.
Chapter 2. Action of the criminal law 10. Operation of criminal law in time
10.1. The criminality and punish of action (action or inaction) shall be determined by the criminal law, exercised during commitment of this action (action or inaction). No one shall be applied to criminal liability for action, which was not admitted as a crime at the time of committing it.
Chapter 2. Action of the criminal law Article 10. Operation of Criminal Law
10.4. The criminal law, provided for by criminality of action (actions or inactivity), strengthening punishment or otherwise worsening position of the person who has committed a crime, shall not have retroactive force.
General Part
FIRST SECTION
Main Provisions
Chapter I
Legislation on criminal procedure
Article 4. Temporal scope of legislation on criminal procedure
4.2. There shall be no retroactive effect of the provisions of the legislation on criminal procedure of the Azerbaijan Republic which limit the rights of parties to criminal proceedings.
2. If a State becomes a Party to this Statute after its entry into force, the Court may exercise its jurisdiction only with respect to crimes committed after the entry into force of this Statute for that State, unless that State has made a declaration under article 12, paragraph 3.
1. No person shall be criminally responsible under this Statute for conduct prior to the entry into force of the Statute.
2. In the event of a change in the law applicable to a given case prior to a final judgement, the law more favourable to the person being investigated, prosecuted or convicted shall apply.