It's called an "ex post facto" law. "Es post facto" is latin for "after the fact."
In the U.S., and most other developed nations, such laws are constitutionally prohibited, because they're viewed as manifestly unfair. Most would agree that it's absurd to punish a person for an act that was legal at the time the act was committed.
Accordingly, all laws must be prospective (applying forward from the time of enactment), rather than retroactive (applying backward from the time of enactment).
Retrospective law, also known as ex post facto law, punishes individuals for actions that were legal when committed but are later made illegal. This type of law is generally prohibited by many legal systems because it violates fundamental principles of fairness and justice.
An ex post facto law (from the Latin for "from after the action") or retroactive law is a law that retroactively changes the legal consequences (or status) of actions committed or relationships that existed prior to the enactment of the law. In reference to criminal law, it may criminalize actions that were legal when committed; or it may aggravate a crime by bringing it into a more severe category than it was in at the time it was committed; or it may change or increase the punishment prescribed for a crime, such as by adding new penalties or extending terms; or it may alter the rules of evidence in order to make conviction for a crime more likely than it would have been at the time of the action for which a defendant is prosecuted. Conversely, a form of ex post facto law commonly known as an amnesty law may decriminalize certain acts or alleviate possible punishments (for example by replacing the death sentence with life-long imprisonment) retroactively.
Those are called ex post facto laws, and they are specifically prohibited by the US Constitution.
That would be simply a new law or current law.
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Yes, selling fake Jordans is illegal as it constitutes trademark infringement and counterfeiting. It is a violation of intellectual property laws and can result in legal action against the seller.
In the UK, burning the Union Jack flag is not explicitly illegal. However, doing so could be seen as disrespectful and offensive to some people. It is important to consider the cultural and historical significance of the flag before taking such actions.
In Indiana, it is illegal to drive a motor vehicle on a public road with a modified exhaust system that exceeds the noise level permitted by law. Straight pipes exhausts are often louder than factory mufflers, so they may be considered illegal if they create excessive noise.
In Florida, parents have the legal responsibility to supervise and control their children's behavior. If a teenager is engaging in illegal activities, the parent can be held responsible in some cases. The state also has laws regarding truancy and curfew violations for minors.
A court order that requires someone to do something is called a mandatory injunction. A court order that prohibits someone from doing something is called a prohibitory injunction. Both types of injunctions are enforceable by the court.
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[Nonsense answer removed by WA Supervisor] ______________________________________________ It's basically different wording for the same term - if you're doing something that's unlawful, you're doing something illegal, and if you're doing something illegal, you're breaking the law.
One way to make fast cash without doing something illegal is to have a yard sale.
You can photograph people in public without their permission for any reason you want.
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A Government can pass a law that makes a legal something into something that is illegal. One instance is the anti-smoking law passed by the British Government - it is now illegal to smoke in a public house, on a bus, and in many other places.
It is illegal for us to inform or instruct you in doing something illegal.
Absolutely.
It's not illegal, unless she is doing something else illegal.