Anglo-American Insanity Defence Reform: The War Between Law and Medicine - Couverture rigide

Boland, Faye

 
9781840147162: Anglo-American Insanity Defence Reform: The War Between Law and Medicine
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ISBN 10 : 1840147164 ISBN 13 : 9781840147162
Editeur : Dartmouth Publishing Co Ltd, 1999

Synopsis

This work sets out to show that all attempts at reformulating insanity have been surrounded by controversy. This is because of the insanity defence's foundation on a rigid distinction between responsibility (sanity) and irresponsibility (insanity) - a distinction at odds with psychiatric theory. The author examines the diminished responsibility defence and its success in abating the medico-legal controversy surrounding the insanity defence. This is achieved by adopting a multi-jurisdictional approach (American, Irish and English developments are examined) and by exploring legal, medical and socio-legal historical writings on this subject.

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Éditeur
Dartmouth Publishing Co Ltd
Date d'édition
1999
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1840147164
ISBN 13 
9781840147162
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
206
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
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ISBN 10 :  1138610194 ISBN 13 :  9781138610194
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