ICMW - International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families 1990, para. 1
Paragraphe
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.
Status juridique
Legally binding
Organe
United Nations General Assembly
Type de document
International treaty
Mode d'adoption
Consensus
Thèmes
Economic Rights
Governance & Rule of Law
Movement
Personnes concernées
Families
Persons on the move
Année
1990
Type de paragraphe
Article
Reference
ICMW - International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families (1990), Article 19, 1.