Right to Protection from Ex Post Facto Laws

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	Legal Right
gptkbp:appliesTo	gptkb:Criminal_Law
gptkbp:compatibleWith	gptkb:Civil_Law
gptkbp:enforcedBy	gptkb:judge
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Right to Protection from Ex Post Facto Laws
gptkbp:meaning	No person can be convicted for an act that was not an offence at the time it was committed No person can be subjected to a penalty greater than that which might have been inflicted under the law in force at the time of the commission of the offence
gptkbp:prohibits	Retrospective criminal legislation
gptkbp:protectedBy	gptkb:Article_20(1)_of_the_Constitution_of_India
gptkbp:purpose	To ensure fairness in criminal justice
gptkbp:recognizedBy	gptkb:United_States_Constitution gptkb:Universal_Declaration_of_Human_Rights gptkb:European_Convention_on_Human_Rights gptkb:International_Covenant_on_Civil_and_Political_Rights
gptkbp:relatedTo	Rule of law Principle of legality
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:1978_Spanish_Constitution gptkb:Mexican_Constitution
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6