Article 15(1) of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR.)

6.11. Similar is the protection available under Article 15(1) of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR.) It reads thus;

“Article 15 1. No one shall be held guilty of any criminal offence on account of any act or omission which did not constitute a criminal offence, under national or international law, at the time when it was committed. Nor shall a heavier penalty be imposed than the one that was applicable at the time when the criminal offence was committed. If, subsequent to the commission of the offence, provision is made by law for the imposition of the lighter penalty, the offender shall benefit thereby.”