Principles of Criminal Law

Principles of Criminal Law. The principle of legality, there is no act can be imprisoned except by the power of the criminal rules in Laws and Regulations that had existed before the act was committed (Article 1 Paragraph (1) of the Criminal Code).

If after the deed is done there is a change in the Laws and Regulations, then the rule used is the lightest sanction for the defendant (Article 1 Paragraph (2) of the Criminal Code) and Principles of Criminal Nothing Without Errors, To convict the person who has committed a criminal act, should be performed whenever there is an element fault in that person.

The principle of territorial, meaning that the Indonesian criminal law provisions applicable to all criminal events that occur in areas of the territory of the Republic of Indonesia, including the Indonesian-flagged vessels, aircraft Indonesian and Indonesian embassies and consuls in foreign countries.

The principle of active citizenship, it means the provisions of the Indonesian criminal law applies to all citizens who commit criminal acts no matter where he is passive nationality principle, which means that the provisions of the Indonesian criminal law applies to all criminal acts against the interests of the Indonesian state.