Ignorance of law a philosophical inquiry

By:

Husak, Douglas N

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Oxford legal philosophyPublication details: 2016 London Oxford University PressDescription: 1 online resourceISBN:

9780190604714

Subject(s):

Ignorance (Law) -- Philosophy

Additional physical formats: Print version :: No titleDDC classification:

340.1 23 HU-I

LOC classification:

K5083 .H87 2016

Online resources:

Oxford scholarship online

Summary: This work argues that ignorance of law should usually be a complete excuse from criminal liability. It defends this conclusion by invoking two presumptions: first, the content of criminal law should conform to morality; second, mistakes of fact and mistakes of law should be treated symmetrically.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

This work argues that ignorance of law should usually be a complete excuse from criminal liability. It defends this conclusion by invoking two presumptions: first, the content of criminal law should conform to morality; second, mistakes of fact and mistakes of law should be treated symmetrically.

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