Protocol No. 7 to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms 1984, para. 1
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1. No one shall be liable to be tried or punished again in criminal proceedings under the jurisdiction of the same State for an offence for which he has already been finally acquitted or convicted in accordance with the law and penal procedure of that State.
Legal status
Legally binding
Body
Council of Europe
Document type
Regional treaty
Means of adoption
N.A.
Topic(s)
Civil & Political Rights
Governance & Rule of Law
Person(s) affected
All
Year
1984
Paragraph type
Article
Reference
Protocol No. 7 to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (1984), Article 4, 1.