Means of constitutional justice in protecting the principle of legality - Comparative constitutional study –

Abstract

Constitutional rules are in the first place the cornerstone of the legal structure of the state, and under this framework the rest of the legal rules regulated by the legal structure within the state come out, so these rules define the official philosophy of criminal law in two aspects (substantive and procedural) in the state, where criminalization and punishment are considered the most dangerous Legislative matters relating to the freedom of the individual to the extent of the consequences. It stipulates that the criminal protection of rights and freedoms is the work of the ordinary legislator, but the legislator’s movement in this protection is consistent with the constitution, which specifies direct and indirect means to protect the principle of criminal legitimacy.