a retrospective law
11retroactive law — n. A law that applies to events that happened before it was passed. See also ex post facto, retrospective law The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008 …
12retrospective — ret‧ro‧spec‧tive [ˌretrəˈspektɪv◂] adjective LAW a law or decision that is retrospective is effective from a particular date in the past; = RETROACTIVE: • The bank tried to persuade the government to enact retrospective legislation to legalize… …
13retrospective — ret|ro|spec|tive1 [ˌretrəˈspektıv] adj [usually before noun] 1.) related to or thinking about the past ▪ a retrospective study of 110 patients 2.) BrE a law or decision that is retrospective is effective from a particular date in the past =… …
14retrospective — [[t]re̱trəspe̱ktɪv[/t]] retrospectives 1) N COUNT A retrospective is an exhibition or showing of work done by an artist over many years, rather than his or her most recent work. ...a retrospective of the films of Judy Garland... They honoured him …
15retrospective — 1 adjective 1 a law or decision that is retrospective is effective from a particular date in the past; retroactive: retrospective legislation 2 concerned with or thinking about the past: in a retrospective mood 2 noun (C) a show of the work of an …
16Law firm — A law firm is a business entity formed by one or more lawyers to engage in the practice of law. The primary service provided by a law firm is to advise clients (individuals or corporations) about their legal rights and responsibilities, and to… …
17Law Enforcement Assistance Administration — The Law Enforcement Assistance Administration (LEAA) was a U.S. federal agency within the U.S. Dept. of Justice. It administered federal funding to state and local law enforcement agencies, and funded educational programs, research, state… …
18retrospective legislation — Laws which take away or impair vested rights acquired under existing laws, or create a new obligation, impose a new duty, or attach a new disability in respect of transactions or considerations already passed. 16 Am J2d Const L § 413. A statute… …
19retrospective — adj looking backward, directed backward, backward, reflective of the past; Law. retroactive, ex post facto …
20International human rights law — refers to the body of international law designed to promote and protect human rights at the international, regional and domestic levels. As a form of international law, international human rights law is primarily made up of treaties, agreements… …
