"2/ ፡ ማንም ሰው በብሔራዊ ወይም በኢንተርናሽናል ሕግ አንድ ነገር ወንጀል ሆኖ ባልተደነገገበት ጊዜ በፈጸመው ወይም ባልፈጸመው ማንኛውም ሥራ ወንጀለኛ ሆኖ አይከሰስም።
(2) No one shall be held guilty of any penal offense on account of any act or omission which did not constitute a penal offense, under national or international law, at the time it was committed.