KODI NR. 06/L-074 KODI PENAL I REPUBLIKËS SË KOSOVËS

This is the preamble introducing the Criminal Code of the Republic of Kosovo. This article says criminal offences and criminal sanctions are only provided for conduct that seriously harms protected human and social values. Criminal offences, criminal sanctions, and compulsory treatment measures must be set only by law, and criminal definitions cannot be interpreted by analogy. This article says the law in force at the time of the offence applies, the more favourable law applies if the law changes before the final judgment, and a non-criminalized offence may stop a criminal sanction from being executed. This article lists criminal sanctions and says compulsory treatment measures may be imposed on a perpetrator who is not criminally responsible or who is addicted to drugs or alcohol.