<Li> 12.1. b - for an offence by a penalty greater than, or of a kind different from, the penalty prescribed by law for that offence at the time the offence was committed . </Li> <P> The 1987 Constitution of the Philippines categorically prohibits the passing of any ex post facto law . Article III (Bill of Rights), Section 22 specifically states: "No ex post facto law or bill of attainder shall be enacted ." </P> <P> However, the Cybercrime Prevention Act, which went into effect on October 3, 2012, is criticized for being ex post facto . </P> <P> Retroactive application of law is prohibited by the Article 3 of the Polish civil code, and the legal rule prohibiting such retroactive application is commonly memorised as a Latin sentence Lex retro non agit ("A law does not apply retroactively"). The said article, however, allows retroactive application of an Act of Parliament if it is expressly understood from its text or purpose . </P>

If the ban on double jeopardy was removed