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

• Autore: Buchanan Alec
• Pubblicazione: London ; ; Philadelphia, : J. Kingsley Publishers, 2000
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (160 p.)
• Disciplina: 345.73/04
• Soggetto topico: Insanity (Law) - Great Britain; Insanity (Law) - United States
• 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Psychiatric aspects of justification, excuse, and mitigation in Anglo-American criminal law
• ISBN: 9786610267040; 9781280267048; 1280267046; 9781846420054; 1846420059; 9781423709589; 1423709586
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910972862503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Forensic focus ; ; 17.