American Convention on Human Rights 1969, para. undefined
Párrafo
Paragraph text
No one shall be convicted of any act or omission that did not constitute a criminal offense, under the applicable law, at the time it was committed. A heavier penalty shall not be imposed than the one that was applicable at the time the criminal offense was committed. If subsequent to the commission of the offense the law provides for the imposition of a lighter punishment, the guilty person shall benefit therefrom.
Condicón jurídica
Legally binding
Organismo
Organization of American States
Tipo de documento
Regional treaty
Medio de adopción
N.A.
Temas
Civil & Political Rights
Governance & Rule of Law
Personas afectadas
All
Año
1969
Tipo de párrafo
Article
Reference
American Convention on Human Rights (1969), Article 9.