Practice question
Before final judgment, the law applicable to a case changes in a way stipulated to be more favourable to the accused. The prosecution insists that Article24 always requires the harsher version. Which is correct?
- The stated favourable-law rule governs under Article24(2)
- The harsher version is invariably mandatory
- The court must ignore the change solely because proceedings began
- Only an executive pardon can recognize it
- The change automatically proves innocence of every possible offense
Legal references
- Rome Statute: https://legal.un.org/icc/statute/99_corr/cstatute.htm Articles11,22–24 and29.
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