Obligatory application of a mitigative criminal law
Article 3
(1) The law in force at the time when a crime was committed shall be applied upon the
person who has committed the crime.
(2) If the law has changed once or several times after the crime was committed, the more
mitigative law shall be applied to the offender.
(3) If this law prescribes a new alternative measure, a safety measure or an educational
measure, it can be applied only if it corresponds to a previously prescribed measure and if it
is not less favorable for the offender.
Criminal sanction
Article 4
Criminal sanctions shall be: punishments, alternative measures, safety measures and
educational measures.
Limitations in the enforcement of criminal sanctions
Article 5
An offender can be deprived or limited in certain rights in the enforcement of a criminal
sanction only to the extent which corresponds to the nature and contents of such sanction,
and only in a manner that provides respect of the offender’s personality and his human
dignity.
Applicability of the General Part
Article 6
The provisions of the General Part of this Law shall be applicable to all crimes determined
by the laws of the Republic of Macedonia.
Application of the Criminal Code against juveniles and younger adults
Article 6-a
(1) The Criminal Code shall not be applied against a juvenile who at the time of committing
the act, anticipated by law to be a crime, has not turned the age of fourteen.
(2) The provisions of this Code shall be applied against juveniles and younger adults for
crimes anticipated by law or by international agreements ratified in accordance with the
Constitution of the Republic of Macedonia, unless otherwise determined by law.
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