02864nam 2200685 a 450 991097286250332120200520144314.09786610267040978128026704812802670469781846420054184642005997814237095891423709586(CKB)1000000000032709(OCoLC)60712608(CaPaEBR)ebrary10082297(SSID)ssj0000229884(PQKBManifestationID)11199521(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000229884(PQKBWorkID)10171971(PQKB)10714595(MiAaPQ)EBC3015925(Au-PeEL)EBL3015925(CaPaEBR)ebr10082297(CaONFJC)MIL26704(OCoLC)923646637(Perlego)951164(EXLCZ)99100000000003270919990729d2000 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrPsychiatric aspects of justification, excuse, and mitigation in Anglo-American criminal law /Alec Buchanan1st ed.London ;Philadelphia J. Kingsley Publishers20001 online resource (160 p.) Forensic focus ;17Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph9781853027970 1853027979 Includes bibliographical references (p. 139-150) and index.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.Forensic focus ;17.Insanity (Law)Great BritainInsanity (Law)United StatesInsanity (Law)Insanity (Law)345.73/04Buchanan Alec1805834MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910972862503321Psychiatric aspects of justification, excuse, and mitigation in Anglo-American criminal law4354655UNINA