The insanity defence : international and comparative perspectives / edited by Ronnie Mackay and Warren Brookbanks.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Brookbanks, Warren J., editor.

Mackay, R. D., editor.

Series:

Oxford monographs on criminal law and criminal justice.

Oxford monographs on criminal law and justice

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Insanity defense.

Insanity (Law).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (417 pages)

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, [2022]

Summary:

The Insanity Defence provides an essential comparative perspective on the theory and practice of the insanity defence in both common law and civil law jurisdictions. It is a companion volume to Fitness to Plead (OUP 2018) by the same editors and is written and edited by a team of leading experts in the field.

Contents:

Cover

Half-Title

Series page

Title

Copyright

Dedication

Preface

Contents

Table of Cases

Table of Legislation

List of Abbreviations

List of Contributors

1. Introduction

2. The Insanity Defence in English Law

3. Reforming the Insanity Defence in England and Wales

4. The Mental Disorder Defence in Scots Law

5. The Insanity Defence in Irish Law

6. The Mental Disorder Defence: Canadian Law and Practice

7. The Insanity Defence: Conflict and Reform in New Zealand

8. The Insanity Defence under Australian Law

9. Before and After Hinckley: Legal Insanity in the United States

10. The Insanity Defence in French Law: Are Prisons the 'New Asylums'?

11. Insanity in German Criminal Law

12. Legal Insanity in the Netherlands: Regulations and Reflections

13. Criminal Insanity in Norwegian Law

14. The Insanity Defence in China

15. The Insanity Defence under International Criminal Law

16. Conclusion

Index.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes index.

ISBN:

0-19-259719-1

0-19-188899-0

0-19-259718-3