Practice question
Which measure is a classic ex post facto law?
- A law defining a new offense only for future conduct.
- A law retroactively increasing the punishment for an offense already committed.
- A court calendar listing hearing dates.
- A statute improving public lighting.
- A prospective registration rule with no punitive retroactive effect.
Legal references
- 1987 Constitution, Article III, section 22, https://lawphil.net/consti/cons1987.html
- Trillanes IV v. Medialdea, G.R. Nos. 241494, 256660 and 256078, April 3, 2024, ex post facto laws and bills of attainder discussion, https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2024/apr2024/gr_241494_2024.html
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