Practice question
What is the essential defect in a bill of attainder?
- It requires an ordinary judicial trial
- It imposes legislative punishment without judicial trial
- It regulates conduct prospectively
- It creates a generally applicable civil procedure
- It funds a court building
Legal references
- People v. Ferrer, G.R. Nos. L-32613-14, December 27, 1972, main opinion, bill-of-attainder discussion: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri1972/dec1972/gr_l_32613_14_1972.html
- 1987 Constitution, Article III, Sections 1, 5 and 22; Article VI, Section 1: https://lawphil.net/consti/cons1987.html
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