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Article 20(1) states: “No person shall be convicted of any offence except for violation of a law in force at the time of the commission of the act.” Consider: (1) This provision prohibits ex post facto criminal laws. (2) It applies to both conviction and sentence. (3) It applies even to civil penalties. (4) It applies to citizens only.
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