Better not to know? Some Considerations on the Attribution of Criminal Responsibility in the Case of Ignorance

Abstract

This article discusses some of the themes and arguments pointed out by Ragués that deserve to be developed further in order to offer an adequate solution to the problem of reproach for deliberate ignorance. adequate solution to the problem of reproach for deliberate ignorance. In particular, I will consider (i) the connection between deliberate ignorance and eventual malice, (ii) the strategy of reducing the notion of malice to a structure that does not require knowledge, (iii) the link between the notion of agent and the relevance of motives, and (iv) the theoretical framework necessary to accommodate motives.