Administrative laws are enacted by administrative agencies A government agency that regulates in a particular location., which are governmental agencies developed to regulate in distinct locations. Harcourt, B.E., 1999, The Collapse of the Harm Principle”, Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology, 90: 109-192. The courts might assume criminal intent from certain facts of the case which would lead any reasonable person to make the same assumption.

Typically, a Mistake of Law is applicable only if the criminal statute was not published or created reasonably obtainable prior to the act the accused reasonably relied on the contrary teaching of one more statute or judicial decision or, in some jurisdictions, the accused reasonably relied on contrary official advice or a contrary official interpretation.

One may also claim that criminal law alone calls defendants to account. For lawyers who like frequent court appearances and the occasional look on television, criminal law is a … Read More