Legal Insanity: Explorations in Psychiatry, Law, and Ethics (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016)

This book examines core issues related to legal insanity, integrating perspectives from psychiatry, law, and ethics. Various criteria for insanity are analyzed and recommendations for forensic psychiatric and legal practice are offered. Many legal systems have an insanity defense, in one form or another. Still, it remains unclear exactly when and why mental disorders affect a person's moral or criminal responsibility. Questions addressed in this book include: Why should insanity be a component of our legal system? What should be the criteria for an insanity defense? What would be the reasons for abolishing it? Who should bear the burden of proof? Furthermore, the book discusses the impact neurosciences may have on psychiatric and psychological evaluations of defendants as well as on legal decisions about insanity.

General

Imprint:	Springer International Publishing AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	International Library of Ethics, Law, and the New Medicine, 71
Release date:	November 2016
First published:	2016
Authors:	Gerben Meynen
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	196
Edition:	1st ed. 2016
ISBN-13:	978-3-319-44719-3
Categories:	Books > Law > Laws of other jurisdictions & general law > Criminal law Books > Medicine > General issues > Medical ethics Books > Medicine > Other branches of medicine > Psychiatry Books > Medicine > Other branches of medicine > Forensic medicine
LSN:	3-319-44719-X
Barcode:	9783319447193

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