Chapter 13 Multiple choice questions

Article 7 no punishment without law

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1. Article 7 of the Convention embodies the basic principle that no one should be convicted or punished, except on the basis of an offence that existed at the time of the events and which is properly and clearly established in law. This is known by the Latin phrase ……….

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2. Which one of the following is likely to involve a breach of Article 7?

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3. Article 7 (para (1), second sentence) prohibits the courts imposing a more severe sentence on a convicted person than might have been imposed at the time the crime was committed. A 'penalty' is any detriment imposed on a convicted person following his or her conviction.

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