Practice question
What does nullum crimen, nulla poena sine lege express?
- Every offensive act is automatically a crime
- A court may freely invent penalties
- There is no need for a penal statute
- Only private agreements create criminal law
- No crime and no punishment without the requisite legal basis
Legal references
- Revised Penal Code Articles3,5 and21; People v.Santos GR237982, October14,2020: https://lawphil.net/statutes/acts/act1930/act_3815_1930.html
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