Ignorance of Law

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Ignorance of Law is written by Douglas Husak and published by Oxford University Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0190604700 (ISBN 10) and 9780190604707 (ISBN 13).

This book 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. The author grounds his position in an underlying theory of moral and criminal responsibility according to which blameworthiness consists in a defective response to the moral reasons one has.