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A cantonal criminal court convicts a defendant for an act not explicitly defined as an offense in the Swiss Criminal Code (StGB), arguing that the behavior is morally reprehensible and closely analogous to an existing statutory misdemeanor. On appeal, defense counsel challenges the conviction. Which fundamental principle of Swiss criminal law has the court violated?

The principle of accelerated proceedings (Art. 5 StPO). The principle of legality (Art. 1 StGB / nullum crimen, nulla poena sine lege) and the strict prohibition of customary law and analogy in malam partem. The principle of mandatory prosecution (Art. 7 StPO / Legalitätsprinzip in criminal procedure). The principle of territoriality regarding extraterritorial offenses (Art. 3 StGB).

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The principle of legality (Art. 1 StGB / nullum crimen, nulla poena sine lege) and the strict prohibition of customary law and analogy in malam partem.

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