Article 7 - No punishment without law
Case-Law Guide
The Case-Law Guide provides an overview of Convention case-law on this Article.
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Yasak v. Türkiye [GC], no. 17389/20
05/05/26
Conviction for membership in an armed terrorist organisation, without an individualised and contextual assessment of the applicant’s mens rea, and conditions of detention in prison.
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Tartamella and Others v. Italy, nos. 26338/19 and 2 others
23/10/25
Seizure and confiscation of the applicants’ assets, of a value equivalent to the proceeds from offences committed by their family members, on the basis that the assets were at the offenders’ disposal.
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Petruzzo and Others v. Italy, nos. 1986/09 and 67556/13
09/10/25
Confiscation of land and buildings which have been the subject of an offence of illegal subdivision.
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- No punishment without law (no. CDH(70)10)
- No punishment without law (no. DH(57)6)
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