Ignorance of Law —— A Philosophical Inquiry

----- 法律无知：哲学探究

ISBN: 9780190604684 出版年：2016 页码：321 Husak, Douglas Oxford University Press

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.