Mistake of law - national proceedings

Saint Lucia

Criminal Code

CHAPTER ONE
General Provisions

PART II
JUSTIFICATIONS AND EXCUSES

Ignorance or Mistake of Fact or Law

Ignorance of law no excuse
25. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Code, a person shall not be exempt from liability to punishment for any act on the ground of ignorance that such act is prohibited by law.

Rome Statute

Article 32 Mistake of fact or mistake of law

2. A mistake of law as to whether a particular type of conduct is a crime within the jurisdiction of the Court shall not be a ground for excluding criminal responsibility. A mistake of law may, however, be a ground for excluding criminal responsibility if it negates the mental element required by such a crime, or as provided for in article 33.