Criminally ignorant why the law pretends we know what we don't
Sarch, Alexander
Criminally ignorant why the law pretends we know what we don't - London Oxford University Press 2019 - 1 online resource. - Oxford scholarship online . - Oxford scholarship online. .
Previously issued in print: 2019.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
'Criminally Ignorant' deals with the legal fiction that we know what we don't. If you bury your head in the sand rather than learn you're committing a crime, you can be punished as if you knew. How can that be justified? This book offers a framework to explain why it's not as puzzling as it seems.
Specialized.
9780190056605
Criminal liability.
Criminal law--Philosophy.
Guilt--Philosophy.
K5065 / .S26 2019
345.04 / SA-C
Criminally ignorant why the law pretends we know what we don't - London Oxford University Press 2019 - 1 online resource. - Oxford scholarship online . - Oxford scholarship online. .
Previously issued in print: 2019.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
'Criminally Ignorant' deals with the legal fiction that we know what we don't. If you bury your head in the sand rather than learn you're committing a crime, you can be punished as if you knew. How can that be justified? This book offers a framework to explain why it's not as puzzling as it seems.
Specialized.
9780190056605
Criminal liability.
Criminal law--Philosophy.
Guilt--Philosophy.
K5065 / .S26 2019
345.04 / SA-C