Tokens: On
the
merits
,
the
Court
held
that
three
consequences
flowed
from
the
principle
of
legality
in
criminal
law
:
a
prohibition
on
giving
an
extensive
interpretation
to
criminal
-
law
provisions
(
ibid
.
,
§
62
)
,
a
prohibition
on
punishing
a
person
whilst
the
offence
had
been
committed
by
another
person
(
ibid
.
,
§
§
63
-
66
)
,
and
a
prohibition
on
imposing
a
penalty
without
the
finding
of
responsibility
(
ibid
.
,
§
§
67
-
71
)
.
Applying
the
latter
principle
to
the
facts
of
the
case
,
it
noted
that
“
the
criminal
penalty
[
sanction
pénale
]
[
had
been
]
imposed
on
the
applicant
despite
the
fact
that
the
criminal
offence
had
been
time
-
barred
and
his
criminal
liability
[
sa
responsabilité
]
[
246
]
not
established
in
a
verdict
as
to
his
guilt
[
jugement
de
condamnation
]
”
.
Imposing
a
“
penalty
”
in
these
circumstances
was
incompatible
with
the
principle
of
legality
laid
down
in
Article
7
(
ibid
.
,
§
72
)
.
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