mental incapacity in the criminal law Loughnan, Arlie. creator text enk Oxford Oxford University Press 2012 monographic eng

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1 online resource. Understanding mental incapacity in criminal law is notoriously difficult; it involves tracing overlapping and interlocking legal doctrines, current and past practices of evidence and proof, and also medical and social understandings of mental illness and incapacity. With its focus on the complex interaction of legal doctrines and practices relating to mental incapacity and knowledge - both expert and non-expert - of it, this book offers a fresh perspective on this topic. specialized Arlie Loughran. Includes bibliographical references. Mentally ill offenders Legal status, laws, etc England Mentally ill offenders Legal status, laws, etc Wales Criminal liability England Criminal liability Wales Insanity (Law) England Insanity (Law) Wales KD7897 345.4204 9780191738883 (ebook) : http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199698592.001.0001 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199698592.001.0001 StDuBDS 120515 20150804193921.0 EDZ0000084586