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What is the ''ex post facto''law?

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What is ex post facoto?

I think you mean ex post facto, which is latin for "after the fact" I think you mean ex post facto, which is latin for "after the fact"


What is the Latin phrase for retrospective action?

ex post facto ex post facto


What is Latin for after the fact?

I believe it's "ex post facto."


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 do you mean when you say Ex ante beta and ex post beta?

ex ante beta


How does the US Supreme Court interpret ex post facto laws?

Ex post facto laws are specifically prohibited by the Constitution.


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.


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.


Im doing a case in school and how will do you know if Ex Post Facto Law applys?

(in the US) Ex Post Facto laws are forbidden by the US Constitution.


Ex post facto laws are prohibited by the Philippines?

none. Section 22. No ex post facto law or bill of attainder shall be enacted.


Can congress write ex post law?

YES


Can Congress pass ex post facto laws?

No. Article I, Section 9, paragraph 3 of the Constitution prohibits Congress from passing ex post facto laws.