PART I - GENERAL PROVISIONS
ARTICLE 1. PRELIMINARY
ยง1.05. All Offenses Defined by Statute; Application of General Provisions.
(1) No conduct constitutes an offense unless it is a crime or violation under this code or another statute of the Republic.
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.