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The Modern Defense of Insanity
- Source :
- The Matrix of Insanity in Modern Criminal Law ISBN: 9783319205960
- Publication Year :
- 2015
- Publisher :
- Springer International Publishing, 2015.
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Abstract
- Two evolutions are involved in shaping insanity as a general defense: medical and legal. The medical evolution reflects developments in the understanding of the phenomenon of mental disorders; the legal evolution reflects the elaboration of the social consequences of insanity in daily situations. Both evolutions are discussed below.
Details
- ISBN :
- 978-3-319-20596-0
- ISBNs :
- 9783319205960
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- The Matrix of Insanity in Modern Criminal Law ISBN: 9783319205960
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........f726af7a995971892a98bb308f77997a