GENERAL PART
CHAPTER ONE
THE CRIMINAL LAW
FIRST TITLE
APPLICATION, JURISDICTION RATIONE LOCI ET TEMPORIS
Section 1
No punishment without law
An act may only be punished if criminal liability had been established by law before the act was committed.
GENERAL PART
CHAPTER ONE
THE CRIMINAL LAW
FIRST TITLE
APPLICATION, JURISDICTION RATIONE LOCI ET TEMPORIS
Section 2
Jurisdiction ratione temporis; lex mitior
(1) The penalty and any ancillary measures shall be determined by the law which is in force at the time of the act.
(2) If the penalty is amended during the commission of the act, the law in force at the time the act is completed shall be applied.
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.