Manifest madness : mental incapacity in the criminal law /

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Understanding mental incapacity in criminal law is notoriously difficult; it involves tracing overlapping and interlocking legal doctrines, current and past practices of evidence and proof, and also medical and social understandings of mental illness and incapacity. With its focus on the complex int...

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Gespeichert in:
1. Verfasser:
Loughnan, Arlie
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
[s.l.] : Oxford University Press 2012
Oxford University Press, 2012.
Ausgabe:
First edition.
Zusammenfassung:
Understanding mental incapacity in criminal law is notoriously difficult; it involves tracing overlapping and interlocking legal doctrines, current and past practices of evidence and proof, and also medical and social understandings of mental illness and incapacity. With its focus on the complex interaction of legal doctrines and practices relating to mental incapacity and knowledge - both expert and non-expert - of it, this book offers a fresh perspective on this topic.
Umfang:
1 online resource (282 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
text file
Also available in print form.
Anmerkungen:
Description based upon print version of record.
Zielpublikum:
Specialized.
Anmerkungen:
English
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:
9786613893499
9780191738883
0191738883
9780191627552
0191627550
9781283581042
1283581043
9780191627545
0191627542
Schlagworte:
Mentally ill offenders > Legal status, laws, etc. > England.
Mentally ill offenders > Legal status, laws, etc. > Wales.
Criminal liability > England.
Criminal liability > Wales.
Insanity (Law) > England.
Insanity (Law) > Wales.
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