Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms 1950, para. 1
Paragraph
Paragraph text
1. 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. Nor shall a heavier penalty be imposed than the one that was applicable at the time the criminal offence was committed.
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
1950
Paragraph type
Article
Reference
Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (1950), Article 7, 1.