Legal security of the unity of the criminal text

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Vol. 26 No. 96 (28)

Abstract

Legal security constitutes a fundamental pillar of the principle of criminal legality, as it ensures the protection of individual rights and freedoms, The essence of legality is not limited to the enactment of criminal rules by the legislature, representing the will of the people but also requires that those subject to these rules have sufficient awareness of their content at the time of application, and that no penalties be imposed unless prescribed by law, Thus, legal security is an essential component of the coherence of criminal legislation, making it a cornerstone for achieving criminal justice and a safeguard for fairness and equity. Accordingly, legislators must take into account the requirements of legal security when drafting criminal provisions, as the fulfillment of these requirements enhances legal stability, guarantees the clarity, precision, and specificity of legal texts, and enables those subject to them to comprehend and understand them clearly.

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Authors

Ahmed Mahmoud

Talal Hussein

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DOI: 10.33899/.v26i96.64911

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