The Modern Defense of Insanity

Authors :: Gabriel Hallevy
Source :: The Matrix of Insanity in Modern Criminal Law ISBN: 9783319205960
Publication Year :: 2015
Publisher :: Springer International Publishing, 2015.
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.

Subjects :: Mental deficiency
Insanity
Criminal offense
Criminal liability
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Phenomenon
Model Penal Code
Social consequence
Criminology
Psychology
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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

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