Title I — General Provisions

This title establishes the scope, definitions, jurisdictional basis, fundamental principles, and rules on criminal responsibility.

Article	Title	Description
Art. 1	Purpose and Scope	This Code is the principal criminal legislation of the State of the Kaharagians.
Art. 2	Definitions	For the purposes of this Code, unless the context otherwise requires, the following terms bear the meanings assigned to them below:.
Art. 3	Jurisdiction and Applicability	The State of the Kaharagians exercises personal jurisdiction over all Kaharagian nationals in respect of offences under this Code and other criminal enactments of Kaharagian law, wherever such nationals may be situated at the time of the...

Article	Title	Description
Art. 4	Legality and Non-Retroactivity	No person shall be held criminally responsible for any act or omission that did not constitute a criminal offence under the law in force at the time it was committed.
Art. 5	Presumption of Innocence and Rights of the Accused	Every person charged with a criminal offence shall be presumed innocent until proven guilty according to law, in proceedings that satisfy the requirements of this Article.
Art. 6	Ne Bis in Idem	No person shall be tried or sanctioned a second time under Kaharagian law for an offence in respect of which that person has already been finally convicted or acquitted by a Kaharagian tribunal, in accordance with Article 35(11) of the...
Art. 7	Equality Before the Law	All persons are equal before the criminal law of the State. The criminal law shall be applied uniformly and without distinction, in accordance with the guarantee of equality set out in Article 33 of the Fundamental Laws.

Article	Title	Description
Art. 8	Age of Criminal Responsibility and Capacity	The minimum age of criminal responsibility under Kaharagian law is fourteen years.
Art. 9	Mens Rea, Defences, and Participation	Unless the provision creating an offence expressly provides otherwise, a person is not guilty of an offence unless the person acted with intent (dolus). A person acts with intent where the person:.