Neco 2023 Civic Education Question 35

Practice objective / multiple choice question 35 from the 2023 Neco Civic Education examination.

Neco 2023 Civic Education Objective / Multiple Choice Medium Difficulty
Question 35 NECO • 2023 • CIVIC_EDUCATION • objective

Parliament passes a law that criminalises the possession of a certain herb which was legal when a large number of citizens purchased it two years ago. The law is applied retroactively, making those past purchases now illegal. Does this law comply with the rule‑of‑law principle of non‑retroactivity? Answer Yes or No and give a brief justification.

Answer Options

A. Yes - the law is valid because retroactive criminalisation is allowed under the rule of law.
B. Yes - the law does not violate any rule‑of‑law principle because it targets future conduct.
Correct Answer C. No - it breaches the non‑retroactivity principle of the rule of law.
D. No - it breaches the principle of legality, not non‑retroactivity.
Correct Answer
C
Correct Option:
No - it breaches the non‑retroactivity principle of the rule of law.

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This is Neco 2023 Civic Education Question 35. It is one of the objective questions from the 2023 Neco Civic Education examination.

Difficulty level: Medium .

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