Other Decisions Decision CSJ 1574/2014/RH1 (03/05/2017)
Authority: Corte Suprema de Justicia de la Nacion (Argentina)
Date: 05/03/2017
Subject: The decision of the Nation’s Supreme Court of Justice (Argentina) admitted the claim lodged by Luis Muiña, sentenced in 2011 to 13 years’ imprisonment for crimes against humanity, deciding to apply the more favourable norms of article 7 of law 24.390 – which came into force in 1994 until 2001 – concerning the calculation of the sanction
Parties: Recurso de hecho deducido por la defensa de Luis Muiña en la causa Bignone, Reynaldo Benito Antonio y otro si recurso extraordinario
Original language: Spanish
Classification: Justice - Art. 49 Principles of legality (nullum crimen, nulla poena sine lege; lighter penalty) - Proportionality of penalties
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