3 GENERAL PART SECTION ONE. BASIC PROVISIONS CHAPTER 1. OBJECTIVES AND PRINCIPLES OF CRIMINAL CODE Article 1. Criminal Legislation of the Republic of Uzbekistan Criminal Legislation of the Republic of Uzbekistan shall be grounded on the Constitution and universally recognized principles of international law and shall consist of this Code. Article 2. Objectives of Criminal Code The Criminal Code shall be aimed at protection of a person, his rights and freedoms, public and state interests, property, natural environment, peace and security of humankind from criminal offenses and prevention thereof, as well as at fostering individuals in the spirit of obedience to the Constitution and laws of Uzbekistan. For these purposes, the Code shall determine grounds and principles of liability, socially dangerous acts to be recognized as crimes, as well as establish penalties and other measures of legal influence that may be applied to persons, who committed socially dangerous acts. Article 3. Principles of Code The Criminal Code shall be grounded on the principles of lawfulness, equality before the law, democratic participation, humanity, justice, liability for established guilt and inevitability therefor. Article 4. Principle of Lawfulness The Criminal Code shall determine criminality, punishability of the act and other legal consequences of its commission only. No one may be recognized guilty in commission of a crime other than by a sentence of the court and in accordance with the law. A person, who committed a crime, shall enjoy rights and bear responsibilities established by law. Article 5. Principle of Equality before Law Persons, who committed crimes, shall have equal rights and responsibilities without distinction of sex, race, ethnic origin, language, religion, social background, belief, personal and social position. Article 6. Principle of Democratic Participation In the instances envisaged by law, social association, self-governance institutions, or collectives may be engaged to correction of persons, who committed a crime. Article 7. Principle of Humanity Penalties and other measures of legal influence shall not be aimed to cause physical suffer or humiliation of human dignity.