Tokens: The
import
of
the
principle
of
legality
has
to
do
with
objective
,
rigorous
semantic
and
logical
legal
restrictions
(
lex
certa
)
on
the
State
’s
power
to
punish
.
Where
the
law
gives
an
offender
the
formal
possibility
of
foreseeing
the
criminal
and
punishable
nature
of
his
acts
or
omissions
,
irrespective
of
his
everyday
reliance
on
the
prevalent
and
established
“
State
practice
”
of
impunity
,
the
rule
of
law
will
sanction
subsequent
criminal
liability
.
To
maintain
otherwise
would
make
the
criminal
actor
a
legislator
in
casu
proprio
.
This
is
the
real
significance
of
this
case
.
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