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Which jurist wrote in Book IV of Commentaries on the Laws of England that a mistake of law generally…

William Blackstone discussed mistake of law in Book IV, chapter 2 of his Commentaries. He distinguished it from mistake of fact and described the rule for criminal cases in…

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Which jurist wrote in Book IV of Commentaries on the Laws of England that a mistake of law generally offers no defence in a criminal case because people capable of judgment are expected to know the law?

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William Blackstone discussed mistake of law in Book IV, chapter 2 of his Commentaries. He distinguished it from mistake of fact and described the rule for criminal cases in his account of English law.

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Option A

Blackstone authored the named Commentaries. Austin's lectures are a separate work.

Option B

Bentham's writings are separate from Blackstone's Commentaries.

Option C

Blackstone authored the named work. Kelsen is a different jurist.

Option D

William Blackstone's Commentaries, Book IV, chapter 2, gives this account of mistake of law.

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