ON CERTAINTY AND THE UNAVOIDABLE MISTAKE ABOUT AN ELEMENT OF THE CRIME

Authors

  • José Antonio Ramos Vázquez Profesor contratado doctor de Derecho penal Universidade da Coruña

Keywords:

Criminal Law, philosophy of language, philosophy of science, epistemology, mistake of fact defence

Abstract

Mistake’ is just one of those concepts whose meaning is often taken for granted by many scholars. Nevertheless, that meaning is far from being clear. In this paper, the Author discuss from the perspective of the philosophy of language and epistemology, the meaning of «certainty» and «mistake». Then, some consequences are drawn in order to interpret the criminal defence of mistake in the Spanish Penal Code. In the last part of the paper, the Author analyses if it is possible to speak of an objectively unavoidable mistake about an element of the crime

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Published

2020-06-17

How to Cite

Ramos Vázquez, J. A. (2020). ON CERTAINTY AND THE UNAVOIDABLE MISTAKE ABOUT AN ELEMENT OF THE CRIME. Teoría & Derecho. Revista De Pensamiento jurídico, (24), 247–270. Retrieved from https://ojs.tirant.com/index.php/teoria-y-derecho/article/view/414

Issue

No. 24 (2018): Garantías constitucionales, prensa y Derecho penal

Section

Studies