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

Other author Mackay, R. D.
Other author Brookbanks, Warren J.
Other author Oxford University Press.
Format Electronic
EditionFirst edition.
Publication InfoOxford : Oxford University Press, 2022.
Descriptionxxvi, 382 pages ; 24 cm.
Supplemental ContentFull text available from Oxford Scholarship Online
Subjects

Variant title The insanity defense
SeriesOxford monographs on criminal law and justice
Contents 1. Introduction / Ronnie Mackay and Warren Brookbanks -- 2. The insanity defence in English law / Ronnie Mackay -- 3. Reforming the insanity defence in England and Wales / David Ormerod and Mark Dsouza -- 4. The mental disorder defence in Scots law / Gerry Majer -- 5. The insanity defence in Irish law / Paul McCutcheon -- 6.The mental disorder defence : Canadian law and practice / Gerry Ferguson -- 7. The insanity defence : conflict and reform in New Zealand / Warren Brookbanks -- 8. The insanity defence under Australian law / Ian Freckelton -- 9. Before and after Hinckley : legal insanity in the United States / Stephen J Morse -- 10. The insanity defence in French law : are prisons the 'new asylums'? / Audrey Guinchard -- 11. Insanity in German criminal law / Regina E Rauxloh -- 12. Legal insanity in the Netherlands : regulations and reflections / Gerben Meynen -- 13. Criminal insanity in Norwegian law / Linda Gröning -- 14. The insanity defence in China / Lilou Jiang -- 15. The insanity defence under international criminal law / Ian Freckelton and Magda Karagiannakis -- 16. Conclusion / Ronnie Mackay and Warren Brookbanks -- Index.
Abstract 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.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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LCCN 2022467027
ISBN0198854943
ISBN9780198854944 hardback

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