Manifest madness mental incapacity in the criminal law
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 int...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford :
Oxford University Press
2012.
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| Edición: | First edition |
| Colección: | Oxford monographs on criminal law and criminal justice.
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009425012406719 |
| Sumario: | 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. |
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| Notas: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (282 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) Also available in print form |
| Público: | Specialized. |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9780191738883 9780191627552 9781283581042 9786613893499 9780191627545 |
