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 |
| Edition | First edition. |
| Publication Info | Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2022. |
| Description | xxvi, 382 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Oxford Scholarship Online |
| Subjects |
| Variant title | The insanity defense |
| Series | Oxford 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 note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2022467027 |
| ISBN | 0198854943 |
| ISBN | 9780198854944 hardback |
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