CHAPTER 2
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS AND DUTIES
PART I Fundamental Rights
5.FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS OF THE INDIVIDUAL
(2) Protection of the law shall include the following
(f) no-one shall be convicted in respect of an act of omission which did not constitute an offence known to written or custom law at the time it was committed;
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.