PART III FUNDAMENTAL REQUIREMENTS OF DUE PROCESS, 11 CRIMES AND THE PRINCIPLE OF LEGALITY

All the general human rights treaties provide that no one may be convicted for an action that was not a criminal offence under national or international law at the time of the commission. Article 15 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) reads as follows: 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...