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

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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 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."


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


What types of law punishes people for doing something that was once legal but is now illegal?

ex post facto law


What is the difference between ex post facto approval and post facto approval?

Ex-ost-facto means the rules applicable at the time of before the happenings for which which approval sought and post-facto means the rules applicable at the time after the happenings for which the approval is sought.


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 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.


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.


Difference between interin evaluation and ex post facto evaluation?

Ex Post Facto Evaluation : Measurement of value of research after the research is done. Prior or Interim Eveluation : Measurement of value of research which is done before starting the research or doing the measurement at intermediate stages during the research..