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'Ignorantia juris non excusat' This would have been logical with short and understandable laws. Nowadays, however, it's impossible to know the law in it's ent
by Frozenlock 12y ago
'Ignorantia juris non excusat'
This would have been logical with short and understandable laws.
Nowadays, however, it's impossible to know the law in it's entirety. (Nor is it possible to deduce logically from similar known laws).
If it's literally impossible for an expert to know all the laws (let alone a common citizen), 'ignorance of the law excuses no one' is a meaningless sentence used to dismiss a much, MUCH bigger problem.
Try saying it this way:
"Well, you should have known what no human being is able to learn. You're not a super human? Too bad."
- foobarian 12y agoThere is no need to know much about immigration laws to successfully navigate the US immigration system. All you need to know is that CBP has the power to deny entry for any reason whatsoever, and the best way to avoid triggering that code path is to have your papers in order. Have an outstanding visa application? Reentry visa expired? Passport expired? Lost your copy of the I-20 form? It's very simple, just don't travel. It doesn't take a supreme court justice to know this. It's inconvenient and cruel, sure, and it could use reform, but it is what it is.