El principio de legalidad penal desde la óptica de la Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos

Abstract

The principle of legality in the field of criminal law has been enshrined internationally as a human right, and has been recognized as such by Article 9 of the American Convention on Human Rights. This provision has been the object of a brief but illustrative jurisprudential development on behalf of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights. This paper examines how the principle has been construed within the Inter-American human rights system. After a brief review of the guarantees and the rules comprised by the principle, the article will analyze the most relevant cases of the Inter-American Court on the subject.