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Record 1 2011-08-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Law of Evidence
  • Legal System
CONT

The immediate difficulty one faces in any discussion of mistake of law is ... when we ask what is the distinction between “law” and “fact” no exact answer is discoverable in the law reports.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit de la preuve
  • Théorie du droit
CONT

La première difficulté qu’on rencontre en examinant l’erreur de droit est [...] qu’on ne trouve dans les recueils de jurisprudence aucune réponse exacte à la question de savoir quelle est la différence entre «droit» et «fait».

Spanish

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