The principle of lex certa in national law and European perspectives
| author | Christina Peristeridou |
| journal | Substantive Criminal Law of the European Union (ISSN: ) |
| volume | 2011 |
| issue | Substantive Criminal Law of the European Union |
| section | Artikelen |
| publicatie datum | 19 juin 2012 |
| langue | English |
| pagina | 69 |
| abstract | In the case of ‘Intertanko’ C-308/06, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has reviewed the compatibility of article 4 of the Directive 2005/35 on ship-source pollution with the principle of nullum crimen nulla poena sine lege certa (lex certa), which is the expression of the general principle of legal certainty in criminal law matters. |