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Citation
Duff RA (2015) Incapacity and Insanity: Do We Need the Insanity Defence?. In: Livings B, Reed A & Wake N (eds.) Mental Condition Defences and the Criminal Justice System: Perspectives from Law and Medicine. Cambridge: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, pp. 159-177. http://www.cambridgescholars.com/mental-condition-defences-and-the-criminal-justice-system
Abstract
A critical discussion of the English Law Commission's Discussion Paper 'Criminal Liability: Insanity and Automatism' suggesting that the logic of theirt argument points towards abolishing the insnaity defence in favour of an "incapacity' defence.
Keywords
Law Commission; insanity defence; incapacity
| Status | Published |
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| Publication date | 31/12/2015 |
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| Publisher | Cambridge Scholars Publishing |
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| Place of publication | Cambridge |
| ISBN | 978-1-4438-7161-7 |
People (1)
Emeritus Professor, Philosophy