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KembaraXtra – Legal Terms – Nullum Crimen Sine Lege
Nullum crimen sine lege means “no crime without a law.”
It expresses the principle of legality, namely that conduct cannot amount to a criminal offence unless the law has previously declared it to be criminal.
Many offences are created by statute, while others exist under the common law.
The principle seeks to prevent people from being punished for conduct that was not recognized as criminal at the time it occurred.
Nullum crimen sine lege means “no crime without a law.”
It expresses the principle of legality, namely that conduct cannot amount to a criminal offence unless the law has previously declared it to be criminal.
Many offences are created by statute, while others exist under the common law.
The principle seeks to prevent people from being punished for conduct that was not recognized as criminal at the time it occurred.
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