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Re: Retroactive legistlation
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Originally Posted by Damien
It's against The European Bill of Human rights to be charged for a crime which was not a crime when the act was commited. I think this applies to indivduals and not companies however. So thankfully we have protection in the UK.
As for BP, I don't have much sympathy.
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But no new crime is introduced here either. Obama is considering (retroactively) raising the amount the company is liable for. He's not introducing a new crime. It's still dodgy though.
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