Recent content by klawer

All right, but could you quickly explain to me what the legal basis of this "creative justice" is? It seems very interesting to me that a judge may choose whatever punishment he sees fit, instead of having to rely on prison, fines, etc. Maybe I misunderstood your reply, but if the Nulla Poena...

Thanks for you super-quick response, but I have another question. Let me quickly summarize what "nulla poena..." in most of Continental European law (esp. Belgium, where I am) means. Also known as the "principle of legality", there are three aspects to this. First, no other crimes than those...

Hi, I am a European law student, and I was wondering if the Nulla poena, nullum crimen sine lege principle is applicable in the United States, and if yes, in what text or case law is it located? Thanks in advance.