Quodlibet

Ignorantia juris non excusat  If discussing law on your blog was illegal, and you told the judge that you did not know about it you'll probably get a earfuls starting with "Ignorantia juris non excusat.....".  How many of us knew this was Latin? (Latin is now a dead language) How many of us know what it means?   It means, ignorance of law is not an excuse. This doctrine assumes that the law is sufficiently published and distributed. (Ironically, it does not talk about comprehension).  Let us try to assess how well our (Indian) law is publicized. Are we taught law, or its basics in school? No focus is on getting us to remember Dr. Ambedkar's Birth date, his caste, his conversion, his dad, his mom, everything but his work. Yes, we have online documents availeble. In English and Hindi Our law is primarily in English,  and only 10-15% Indians can read and comprehend  English. And the kind of English that leg...