Tokens: The
finding
of
lex
mitior
under
Article
7
§
1
of
the
ECHR
also
implies
a
global
comparison
of
the
punitive
regime
under
each
of
the
penal
laws
applicable
to
the
offender
’s
case
(
the
global
method
of
comparison
)
.
The
judge
can
not
undertake
a
rule
-
by
-
rule
comparison
(
differentiated
method
of
comparison
)
,
picking
the
most
favourable
rule
of
each
of
the
compared
penal
laws
.
Two
reasons
are
traditionally
given
for
this
global
method
of
comparison
:
firstly
,
each
punitive
regime
has
its
own
rationale
,
and
the
judge
can
not
upset
that
rationale
by
mixing
different
rules
from
different
successive
penal
laws
;
secondly
,
the
judge
can
not
exceed
the
legislature
’s
function
and
create
a
new
ad
hoc
punitive
regime
composed
of
a
miscellany
of
rules
deriving
from
different
successive
penal
laws
.
Hence
,
Article
7
§
1
of
the
ECHR
presupposes
a
concrete
and
global
finding
of
lex
mitior
.
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