Mistake of law - national proceedings

Lithuania

Lithuania - Constitution 1992 (2006) EN

CHAPTER I
THE STATE OF LITHUANIA

Article 7

Ignorance of the law shall not exempt one from liability.

Lithuania - Criminal Code 2000 (2010) EN

GENERAL PROVISIONS

CHAPTER I
GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 2. Basic Provisions of Criminal Liability

2. Ignorance of the law shall not release a person from criminal liability.

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.