Psychiatric Aspects of Justification, Excuse and Mitigation in Anglo-American Criminal Law : The Jurisprudence of Mental Abnormality in Anglo-American Criminal Law.
Buchanan, Alec.
Psychiatric Aspects of Justification, Excuse and Mitigation in Anglo-American Criminal Law : The Jurisprudence of Mental Abnormality in Anglo-American Criminal Law. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (162 pages) - Forensic Focus Series . - Forensic Focus Series .
Intro -- Psychiatric Aspects of Justification, Excuse and Mitigation in Anglo-American Criminal Law -- Contents -- PREFACE AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- 1. Preliminaries -- 2. The Theory of Justification and Excuse -- 3. Psychiatric Aspects of Mitigation -- 4. How Can Mental States Excuse? -- 5. What Does the Law Allow to Excuse? -- 6. Drawbacks of the Present Provision -- 7. Alternatives to the Present Provision -- 8. Summary -- CASES CITED -- REFERENCES -- SUBJECT INDEX -- AUTHOR INDEX.
Violent crimes committed by the mentally disordered attract academic and public attention. They raise issues of moral responsibility and public protection. This study systematically analyses the principles underlying those legal and medical devices which enable the courts to make special arrangements for the mentally disordered.
9781846420054
Insanity (Law) -- Great Britain.
Insanity (Law) -- United States.
Electronic books.
KF9242 -- .B83 2000eb
345.73/04
Psychiatric Aspects of Justification, Excuse and Mitigation in Anglo-American Criminal Law : The Jurisprudence of Mental Abnormality in Anglo-American Criminal Law. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (162 pages) - Forensic Focus Series . - Forensic Focus Series .
Intro -- Psychiatric Aspects of Justification, Excuse and Mitigation in Anglo-American Criminal Law -- Contents -- PREFACE AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- 1. Preliminaries -- 2. The Theory of Justification and Excuse -- 3. Psychiatric Aspects of Mitigation -- 4. How Can Mental States Excuse? -- 5. What Does the Law Allow to Excuse? -- 6. Drawbacks of the Present Provision -- 7. Alternatives to the Present Provision -- 8. Summary -- CASES CITED -- REFERENCES -- SUBJECT INDEX -- AUTHOR INDEX.
Violent crimes committed by the mentally disordered attract academic and public attention. They raise issues of moral responsibility and public protection. This study systematically analyses the principles underlying those legal and medical devices which enable the courts to make special arrangements for the mentally disordered.
9781846420054
Insanity (Law) -- Great Britain.
Insanity (Law) -- United States.
Electronic books.
KF9242 -- .B83 2000eb
345.73/04