Artículo 97. Nadie podrá ser condenado a penas infamantes, proscriptivas o confiscatorias.
Se establece la pena de privación de la libertad a perpetuidad, la Ley Penal determinará su aplicación para aquellos delitos en cuya comisión concurran circunstancias graves, ofensivas y degradantes, que por su impacto causen conmoción, rechazo, indignación y repugnancia en la comunidad nacional.
Las penas privativas de la libertad por simples delitos y las acumuladas por varios delitos se fijarán en la Ley Penal.
1. In the event of a conviction, the Trial Chamber shall consider the appropriate sentence to be imposed and shall take into account the evidence presented and submissions made during the trial that are relevant to the sentence.
2. Except where article 65 applies and before the completion of the trial, the Trial Chamber may on its own motion and shall, at the request of the Prosecutor or the accused, hold a further hearing to hear any additional evidence or submissions relevant to the sentence, in accordance with the Rules of Procedure and Evidence.
3. Where paragraph 2 applies, any representations under article 75 shall be heard during the further hearing referred to in paragraph 2 and, if necessary, during any additional hearing.
4. The sentence shall be pronounced in public and, wherever possible, in the presence of the accused.