Mental condition defence in the criminal law

Mental condition defenses have been used in several high-profile and controversial criminal trials in recent years. In this work, the author offers a detailed critical analysis of those defenses within British Criminal Law where the accused relies on some form of mental abnormality as a source of de...

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Wedi'i Gadw mewn:
Manylion Llyfryddiaeth
Prif Awdur: Mackay, R. D
Fformat: Llyfr
Iaith:Undetermined
Cyhoeddwyd: Oxford Clarendon Press 1995
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Thư viện lưu trữ: Trung tâm Học liệu Trường Đại học Cần Thơ
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Crynodeb:Mental condition defenses have been used in several high-profile and controversial criminal trials in recent years. In this work, the author offers a detailed critical analysis of those defenses within British Criminal Law where the accused relies on some form of mental abnormality as a source of defense. Topics covered include: the defences of automatism, insanity, diminished responsibility, and infanticide; self-induced incapacity; the doctrine of fault; and unfitness to plead.