Act
of 6 June 1997
The Penal Code
GENERAL PART
Chapter I
Principles of penal liability
Article 1. § 1. Penal liability shall be incurred only by a person who commits an act prohibited
under penalty, by a law in force at the time of its commission.
§ 2. A prohibited act whose social consequences is insignificant shall not constitute an offence.
§ 3. The perpetrator of an prohibited act does not commit an offence if guilt cannot be attributed
to him at the time of the commission of the act.
Article 2. Penal liability for an offence with criminal consequences committed by omission shall
be incurred only by a person who had borne a legal, special duty to prevent such a consequence.
Article 3. Penalties and other measures provided for in this Code shall be applied with a view to
humanitarian principles, particularly with the respect for human dignity.
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