Douglas Husak, Distinguished Professor of Philosophy, Rutgers University, Department of Philosophy

Douglas Husak is Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at Rutgers University. He is the author of over one-hundred scholarly articles and six books, most notably: The Philosophy of Criminal Law (Oxford, 2010), Overcriminalization (Oxford, 2008), and Drugs and Rights (1992). He has been a Visiting Professor at several law schools and philosophy departments and specializes in philosophical issues involving criminal law. He is the current Editor-in-Chief of Criminal Law and Philosophy and a past Editor-in-Chief of Law and Philosophy.

"Douglas Husak's Ignorance of Law poses a sustained and forceful challenge to conventional wisdom on the question of whether ignorance of the law provides an excuse for breaking the law. It is a rich, trenchant, innovative, and exciting book." - Michael J. Zimmerman, Criminal Law and Philosophy

"In Ignorance of Law: A Philosophical Inquiry, Douglas Husak's extraordinary mix of philosophical acumen, legal expertise, and modest common sense is on display. The book is certainly the most thorough and thoughtful treatment of the normative questions raised by the criminal law's grudging attitude towards defendants who commit crimes they did not know were crimes." - Gideon Yaffe, Criminal Law and Philosophy