Article 7 (no punishment without law)

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gptkbp:instanceOf Article of Universal Declaration of Human Rights
gptkbp:adoptedBy 1950
gptkbp:appliesTo Council of Europe member states
gptkbp:enteredIntoForce 1953
gptkbp:excludes acts which were criminal according to the general principles of law recognized by civilized nations
gptkbp:guarantees no one shall be held guilty of any criminal offence on account of any act or omission which did not constitute a criminal offence under national or international law at the time when it was committed
no heavier penalty shall be imposed than the one that was applicable at the time the criminal offence was committed
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Article 7 (no punishment without law)
gptkbp:language gptkb:French
English
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:European_Convention_on_Human_Rights
gptkbp:prohibits retroactive criminal punishment
gptkbp:protectedBy principle of legality in criminal law
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Article_15_of_the_European_Convention_on_Human_Rights
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7