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No punishment without law (Section 1, German Criminal Code)

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Definition

An act may only be punished if criminal liability had been established by law before the act was committed.

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Parent term:

FIRST TITLE - APPLICATION, JURISDICTION RATIONE LOCI ET TEMPORIS (German Criminal Code)

Sibling terms:

Jurisdiction ratione temporis; lex mitior (Section 2, German Criminal Code)
Offences committed on the territory of the Federal Republic of Germany (Section 3, German Criminal Code)
Offences committed on German ships and aircraft (Section 4, German Criminal Code)
Offences committed abroad against domestic legal interests (Section 5, German Criminal Code)
Offences committed abroad against internationally protected legal interests (Section 6, German Criminal Code)
Offences committed abroad—other cases (Section 7, German Criminal Code)
Time of the offence (Section 8, German Criminal Code)
Place of the offence (Section 9, German Criminal Code)
Special provisions for juveniles and young adults (Section 10, German Criminal Code)