ICMW - International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families 1990, para. 1
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Paragraph text
1. No migrant worker or member of his or her family shall be held guilty of any criminal offence on account of any act or omission that did not constitute a criminal offence under national or international law at the time when the criminal offence was committed, nor shall a heavier penalty be imposed than the one that was applicable at the time when it was committed. If, subsequent to the commission of the offence, provision is made by law for the imposition of a lighter penalty, he or she shall benefit thereby.
Legal status
Legally binding
Body
United Nations General Assembly
Document type
International treaty
Means of adoption
Consensus
Topic(s)
Economic Rights
Governance & Rule of Law
Movement
Person(s) affected
Families
Persons on the move
Year
1990
Paragraph type
Article
Reference
ICMW - International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families (1990), Article 19, 1.