Tokens: The
Court
has
chosen
to
apply
the
principles
of
lex
mitior
as
developed
in
Scoppola
v.
Italy
(
no
.
2
)
(
[
GC
]
,
no
.
10249/03
,
17
September
2009
)
,
and
later
reaffirmed
in
Del
Río
Prada
v.
Spain
(
[
GC
]
,
no
.
42750/09
,
ECHR
2013
)
.
However
,
in
both
Scoppola
(
no.2
)
and
Del
Río
Prada
,
there
were
two
separate
but
conflicting
laws
that
could
determine
the
applicants
’
final
sentence
.
It
was
therefore
necessary
for
the
Court
to
decide
which
Code
should
prevail
over
the
other
,
and
in
both
cases
the
majority
chose
to
adopt
the
principles
of
lex
mitior
and
adopt
the
more
favourable
law
for
the
defendant
.
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