Effect of Ignorance of the Law in Criminal Responsibility According To the Imami Jurisprudence

Subject Areas : All jurisprudential issues

Sayed Doraid  Mousavi Mojab ¹ (استادیار دانشگاه تربیت مدرس، گروه حقوق کیفری و جرم شناسی، تهران، ایران)
Mahdi  Mohammadi ² (دانش آموخته‌ی کارشناسی ارشد دانشگاه تربیت مدرس، رشته‌ی حقوق کیفری و جرم شناسی، تهران، ایران.)

Received: 2016-05-04 Accepted : 2016-06-06 Published : 2016-01-21

Keywords: Ignorance of Law, Science, Ignorant, Criminal Responsibility,

Abstract :

One of the conditions of penalties, besides criminal behavior, is the authentication of criminal situation in a way we can attribute this action to its doer. This criminal capacity has two principles: knowledge and free will. If the doer is unaware to the law, it is called "Ignorance of Law", which has four kinds: intentional delinquent ignorance, non-intentional delinquent ignorance, intentional non- delinquent ignorance, and non-intentional non- delinquent ignorance.     Considering the authentication of criminal situation, it can be said that ignorance of law removes criminal responsibility. According to the Islamic rules, non-intentional ignorance of law removes any kind of criminal responsibility.