Sentences with phrase «if ignorance of the law»

If ignorance of the law is no excuse (and we all know it isn't), it stands to reason that everyone should be able to go find out what the law is.

The rule of law would fail if ignorance of the law allowed the governed to avoid responsibility.

Not exact matches

On Tuesday, January 17th, former Speaker of the House, Newt Gingrich said that the only way he would ever support a Muslim for the presidency of the United States is if that person would «commit in public to give up sharia» thereby continuing his trend to exhibit his ignorance on the subject of Islamic law (sharia) as well as his ignorance of the United States Constitution.

Even if we believe that the Universe doesn't make mistakes (that it is a place that follows laws and contains order (although we now perceive the nature of Chaos or complexity)-RRB- we experience our lives as if we were compelled to suffer at the hands of «mistakes» we made in ignorance.

james, stop showing your ignorance... there is nothing ethically wrong with a church expressing political views (especially when they are in SUPPORT of the administration in charge)... however the only way they could lose their exempt status is if they started breaking federal tax exemption laws... which they have not... so stuff it.

If they know the law (a more likely scenario) then they are duplicitously relying on the ignorance of others.

But if they believe that this disproportionality is a result of charter discrimination then they demonstrate a complete ignorance of special education law.

As it appears to violate federal copyright law, I don't see how it will be allowed to continue, but if it isn't stopped, sheer ignorance of one's rights could prevent teachers and students from being more creative and openly presenting their work.

However, in politics, like the law, ignorance of the facts is no excuse, especially if you're proposing potentially devastating policies.

Remember, ignorance of the law is no defense and if you need legal guidance, please get in touch with BarefootLaw on 0392 177405.

Being mistaken, even if the error is due to egregious ignorance of or disregard for case law, does not support a perjury conviction.

If the maxim Ignorantia juris neminem excusat («ignorance of the law excuses no one») means something in a society governed by the Rule of law, legislative materials ought to be made available in a manner that makes the most out of current information technologies.

One specific point was that — certainly in cases arising during the early stages of the procedures — a tribunal is entitled if it so desires to take into account a party's ignorance of the law:

If an issuer is marketing, offering or selling digital tokens into a jurisdiction, ignorance of that jurisdiction's laws does not mean that laws do not apply.

And ignorance of the law — even if it's a web of unconstitutional, outmoded local ordinances that never should have existed in the first place — is no excuse.

It's pretty easy to see if you have active termites versus wood rot so your wife claiming ignorance in my opinion in would not stand up in a court of law.

Ignorance of the law can cost landlords plenty — for example, if you need to hire an attorney to defend you against a tenant's discrimination complaint.