ПРИНЦИПЪТ „NULLUM CRIMEN, NULLA POENA SINE LEGE“ ОТ ДРЕВЕН РИМ ДО ДНЕС
THE PRINCIPLE „NULLUM CRIMEN, NULLA POENA SINE LEGE“ FROM ANCIENT ROME TO THE PRESENT DAY

Summary/Abstract: The principle of legality (nullum crimen, nulla poena sine lege) is a fundamental principle in criminal law. It prescribes that only the law can determine which act is a crime and what is the punishment for it. It is a guarantee of the liberty and equality of citizens. Even if not in this formulation, the principle lays its origins in ancient Rome. It continued to evolve through the Enlightenment and so on to the present and it is included in the constitutions of many countries, as well as in international conventions protecting human rights.

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