(1) Criminal sanctions shall include the following: punishments, warning
measures, security measures, and correctional measures.
(2) Criminal sanctions shall be prescribed and imposed for the general purpose of
suppressing the acts which violate and threaten the values protected by criminal
legislation.
TITLE TWO
CRIMINAL OFFENCE
1. General Provisions on Criminal Offences
Criminal Offence
Article 5
A criminal offence shall be an act which is established by law as a criminal
offence, which is unlawful, and for which guilt was determined.
Manner of Commission of Criminal Offence
Article 6
(1) A criminal offence may be committed by commission or omission.
(2) A criminal offence was committed by omission when the perpetrator omitted
to do what he was obliged to do.
(3) Omission may result in a criminal offence even when the act committed is not
established by law as omission provided that the perpetrator satisfied the elements of a
criminal offence by omitting to do what he was obliged to do.
Time of Commission of Criminal Offence
Article 7
(1) A criminal offence shall be considered to have been committed at a time when
the principal acted or was obliged to act, irrespective of when the consequence of that act
occurred.
(2) An accomplice shall be considered to have committed a criminal offence at a
time when he acted or was obliged to act.
Place of Commission of Criminal Offence