Principle: No law shall declare an act an offence with retrospective effect (no ex-post-facto criminal law). Facts: In 2024 the legislature makes an act a crime and seeks to punish people who did it in 2022, when it was lawful. Decision:
AThey can be punished if the act is morally wrong
BEx-post-facto laws are allowed for serious offences
CThose 2022 acts cannot be punished, as ex-post-facto criminal laws are barred
DThey can be punished, as the legislature is supreme
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Those 2022 acts cannot be punished, as ex-post-facto criminal laws are barred
A criminal law cannot operate retrospectively (ex-post-facto), so acts that were lawful when done in 2022 cannot be punished under a 2024 law.
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