Mistake of law - national proceedings

Costa Rica

Costa Rica - Criminal Code 1970 (2021) ES

ARTÍCULO 35.-

No es culpable, el que por error invencible cree que el hecho que realiza no está sujeto a pena. Si el error no fuere invencible, la pena prevista para el hecho podrá ser atenuada, de acuerdo con lo que establece el artículo 79.

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.