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Published: 01/04/2021
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“Nowadays we are constantly adopting new laws; you don’t have time to follow the news. And I heard the expression “the law does not have retroactive force” several times - and I wondered what this means in practice? For example, someone committed an offense, and the law on punishment was adopted only later - what will happen to the person in this case?
– Indeed, “the law does not have retroactive force” - this is one of the most important bases of domestic legislation. Let's figure out what the retroactive rule means in civil and criminal matters.
