Journal of the Charles University Law Faculty
Veronika Bílková
The Principle of Nulla Poena Sine Lege in the European System of Protection of Human Rights
Jurisprudence 2/2014 Section: Treatise Page: 3-8
Keywords: nulla poena sine lege, human rights, Maktouf a Damjanović vs. Bosna a Hercegovina
Abstract: The paper discusses the principle of Nulla Poena Sine Lege in light of the case-law of the European Court of Human Rights and especially the Maktouf a Damjanović vs. Bosna a Hercegovina Case (2013). A short presentation of the principle is followed by the analysis of the ECHR case-law under Article 7 of the European Convention on Human Rights. The Maktouf a Damjanović case and the criticism the case has given rise to are used to show certain shortcomings of the ECHR approach.
