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Practice question: Nullum Crimen, Nulla Poena Sine Lege

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Why does later express criminalization not automatically cure an earlier ultra vires regulation for historical conduct?

Legal references

  • People v. Maceren, G.R. No. L-32166, October 18, 1977, main decision, administrative rulemaking limits (historical old-Fisheries-Law prosecution): https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri1977/oct1977/gr_32166_1977.html

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