On the value choice of"time limited law"and retroactive Force——Taking the adjustment of epidemic prevention policies as an example
The epidemic prevention policy of our country has adjusted COVID-19 from"Class B A control"to"Class B B control",and some crimes have changed their constitutive elements due to policy adjustment,which is es-sentially a special"time limited law".The"New Law"should not have retroactive effect on effective judgments dur-ing the limited time period of the Criminal Law.This is not only determined by adhering to the provisions of Article 12(2)of the Criminal Law,but also because of the value of the time limited law and retroactive effect.Emphasizing the stability of the law and establishing public awareness of norms is a necessary part of the modernization of crimi-nal governance.For a few cases where the punishment is inappropriate or manifestly unfair,the appeal channels for the perpetrators should be unblocked,to achieve individual case justice.