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Record Nr.

UNINA9910483609503321

Autore

Hallevy Gabriel

Titolo

The Matrix of Insanity in Modern Criminal Law / / by Gabriel Hallevy

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2015

ISBN

3-319-20597-8

Edizione

[1st ed. 2015.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (212 p.)

Disciplina

340

Soggetti

International criminal law

Forensic medicine

Criminology

Law—Philosophy

Law

Private international law

Conflict of laws

Neuropsychology

International Criminal Law

Forensic Medicine

Criminology and Criminal Justice, general

Theories of Law, Philosophy of Law, Legal History

Private International Law, International & Foreign Law, Comparative Law

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

1. The Modern Defense of Insanity -- 2. Integrating Insanity with the Principle of Fault in Modern Criminal Law -- 3. Tangential in personam General Defenses in Criminal Law and their Implications for Insanity -- 4. Legal Transformation of Fault -- Conclusion.

Sommario/riassunto

This book challenges the assumptions of modern criminal law that insanity is a natural, legally and medically defined phenomenon (covering a range of medical disorders). By doing so, it paves the way for a new perspective on insanity and can serve as the basis for a new approach to insanity in modern criminal law. The book covers the following aspects: the structure of the principle of fault in modern



criminal law, the development of the insanity defense in criminal law, tangential in personam defenses in criminal law and their implications for insanity and the legal mechanism of reproduction of fault. The focus is on the Anglo-American and European-Continental legal systems. Given the attention consistently drawn by international and domestic events in this context, the book will be of interest to a broad and growing international audience.