Logo
Unionpedia
Communication
Get it on Google Play
New! Download Unionpedia on your Android™ device!
Download
Faster access than browser!
 

Ex post facto law and Kansas v. Hendricks

Shortcuts: Differences, Similarities, Jaccard Similarity Coefficient, References.

Difference between Ex post facto law and Kansas v. Hendricks

Ex post facto law vs. Kansas v. Hendricks

An ex post facto law (corrupted from) is a law that retroactively changes the legal consequences (or status) of actions that were committed, or relationships that existed, before the enactment of the law. Kansas v. Hendricks,, was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court set forth procedures for the indefinite civil commitment of prisoners convicted of a sex offense whom the state deems dangerous due to a mental abnormality.

Similarities between Ex post facto law and Kansas v. Hendricks

Ex post facto law and Kansas v. Hendricks have 8 things in common (in Unionpedia): Civil law (common law), Crime, Evidence (law), Ex post facto law, Sex offender, Sexually violent predator laws, Smith v. Doe, Supreme Court of the United States.

Civil law (common law)

Civil law is a branch of the law.

Civil law (common law) and Ex post facto law · Civil law (common law) and Kansas v. Hendricks · See more »

Crime

In ordinary language, a crime is an unlawful act punishable by a state or other authority.

Crime and Ex post facto law · Crime and Kansas v. Hendricks · See more »

Evidence (law)

The law of evidence, also known as the rules of evidence, encompasses the rules and legal principles that govern the proof of facts in a legal proceeding.

Evidence (law) and Ex post facto law · Evidence (law) and Kansas v. Hendricks · See more »

Ex post facto law

An ex post facto law (corrupted from) is a law that retroactively changes the legal consequences (or status) of actions that were committed, or relationships that existed, before the enactment of the law.

Ex post facto law and Ex post facto law · Ex post facto law and Kansas v. Hendricks · See more »

Sex offender

A sex offender (sexual offender, sex abuser, or sexual abuser) is a person who has committed a sex crime.

Ex post facto law and Sex offender · Kansas v. Hendricks and Sex offender · See more »

Sexually violent predator laws

In some jurisdictions may commit certain types of dangerous sex offenders to state-run detention facilities following the completion of their sentence if that person has a "mental abnormality" or personality disorder that makes the person likely to engage in sexual offenses if not confined in a secure facility.

Ex post facto law and Sexually violent predator laws · Kansas v. Hendricks and Sexually violent predator laws · See more »

Smith v. Doe

Smith v. Doe,, was a court case in the United States which questioned the constitutionality of the Alaska Sex Offender Registration Act's retroactive requirements.

Ex post facto law and Smith v. Doe · Kansas v. Hendricks and Smith v. Doe · See more »

Supreme Court of the United States

The Supreme Court of the United States (sometimes colloquially referred to by the acronym SCOTUS) is the highest federal court of the United States.

Ex post facto law and Supreme Court of the United States · Kansas v. Hendricks and Supreme Court of the United States · See more »

The list above answers the following questions

Ex post facto law and Kansas v. Hendricks Comparison

Ex post facto law has 153 relations, while Kansas v. Hendricks has 37. As they have in common 8, the Jaccard index is 4.21% = 8 / (153 + 37).

References

This article shows the relationship between Ex post facto law and Kansas v. Hendricks. To access each article from which the information was extracted, please visit:

Hey! We are on Facebook now! »