Full American Lifeguard AssociationÂ® Profile. The American Lifeguard Association (ALA) has been offering training for over 25 years. It is a national educational association that has the full support of both the Swimming Pool and Spa Association and Global Lifeguards, a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization.
Retroactively definition, operative with respect to past occurrences, as a statute; retrospective: a retroactive law. See more.
Judicial decisions, on the other hand, ordinarily are retroactive in application. To some extent, such retroactivity is a consequence of the nature and function of the judicial decision-making process. Traditional lawsuits and criminal prosecutions concern the legal consequences of acts that have already taken place.