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KembaraXtra – Legal Terms – Nulla Poena Sine Lege
Nulla poena sine lege means “no punishment without a law.”
The principle states that a person may only be punished where the punishment is authorized by law.
Punishments may be fixed by statute or determined according to common-law principles.
Most statutory offences provide only the maximum possible sentence, leaving judges discretion to impose a lesser sentence according to the circumstances of the case.
Magistrates’ courts are generally subject to lower sentencing limits than Crown Courts.
Nulla poena sine lege means “no punishment without a law.”
The principle states that a person may only be punished where the punishment is authorized by law.
Punishments may be fixed by statute or determined according to common-law principles.
Most statutory offences provide only the maximum possible sentence, leaving judges discretion to impose a lesser sentence according to the circumstances of the case.
Magistrates’ courts are generally subject to lower sentencing limits than Crown Courts.
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