Ignorance of Law Is an Excuse -- But Only For the Virtuous

dc.contributor.author	Kahan, Dan
dc.date	2021-11-25T13:34:14.000
dc.date.accessioned	2021-11-26T11:34:52Z
dc.date.available	2021-11-26T11:34:52Z
dc.date.issued	1997-01-01T00:00:00-08:00
dc.identifier	fss_papers/113
dc.identifier.citation	Dan M Kahan, Ignorance of Law in an Excuse--But Only for the Virtuous, 96 MICH. L. REV. 127 (1997).
dc.identifier.contextkey	1369368
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.13051/323
dc.description.abstract	It's axiomatic that "ignorance of the law is no excuse." My aim in this essay is to examine what the "mistake of law doctrine" reveals about the relationship between criminal law and morality in general and about the law's understanding of moral responsibility in particular. The conventional understanding of the mistake of law doctrine rests on two premises, which are encapsulated in the Holmesian epigrams with which I've started this essay.
dc.title	Ignorance of Law Is an Excuse -- But Only For the Virtuous
dc.source.journaltitle	Faculty Scholarship Series
refterms.dateFOA	2021-11-26T11:34:52Z
dc.identifier.legacycoverpage	https://digitalcommons.law.yale.edu/fss_papers/113
dc.identifier.legacyfulltext	https://digitalcommons.law.yale.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1112&context=fss_papers&unstamped=1

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