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Record Nr.

UNINA9910972862503321

Autore

Buchanan Alec

Titolo

Psychiatric aspects of justification, excuse, and mitigation in Anglo-American criminal law / / Alec Buchanan

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; Philadelphia, : J. Kingsley Publishers, 2000

ISBN

9786610267040

9781280267048

1280267046

9781846420054

1846420059

9781423709589

1423709586

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (160 p.)

Collana

Forensic focus ; ; 17

Disciplina

345.73/04

Soggetti

Insanity (Law) - Great Britain

Insanity (Law) - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 139-150) and index.

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

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.