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An ex post facto law is a law which is retroactive. This type of law allows for criminal punishments for previous deeds which were considered legal at the time. It may also alter the punishment of a crime. Within the United States, each state is prohibited from passing ex post facto laws, however the Federal branch of the government is allowed to enact an ex post facto law.
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∙ 10y ago
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∙ 10y agoit means any law passed that have to do with crimes that happened before
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What type of law punishes a person for doing something that was not illegal at the time it was done?
That would be making a law retroactive to a date before the passing of the law. The US Constitution forbids doing it. That would be known as an Ex Post Facto Law and is unconstitutional.
What term means to punish someone for something that was not illegal when it was done?
The legal term for a law that has criminal penalties that effect people prior to the enactment of that law is called an "ex-post facto law". Ex-post facto laws are illegal in most countries and the US Constitution expressly forbids the creation or passage of an ex-post facto law.
What is name of a law that makes something a crime after the fact?
Ex Post Facto law "Congress shall pass no Ex Post Facto law", I believe is how it appears in the constitution. It is latin for after the fact.
A law passed making something illegal after the fact?
Such a law is called Ex Post Facto.
What type of unconstitutional law punishes the commission of a crime that occurred before the law was passed?
Ex post facto law
What are the Essential characteristics of ex post facto law?
No
A retroactive criminal law is called a?
Ex post facto law
What type of the law punishes people for doing something that was once legal but is now illegal?
ex post facto law
Is it true an ex post facto law is a law that makes an act illegal after the act has been committed?
Yes, an ex post facto law cannot impose punishment on a person who committed an act before it was illegal. This includes increasing the severity of the punishment from what it was when the crime was committed. Ex post facto applies to criminal law and not civil law as interpreted by the U.S. Supreme Court. Also, some laws, for example the sex offenders registry, are considered a regulatory device for public safety and not a punitive action. no ex-post facto law after the fact. no ex-post facto law after the fact.
Ex de facto?
The Ex Post Facto law is a law that can go backward and change the legal consequences. In Latin, it means "after the facts."
What type of law is passed after the deed is done?
The type of law that that is passed after the deed is done is called an ex post facto law. These are expressly forbidden by the Constitution.
Can congress write ex post facto law?
yes
