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The Insanity Defense the World Over (Hardcover) Loot Price: R3,483
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The Insanity Defense the World Over (Hardcover): Rita J. Simon, Heather Ahn-Redding

The Insanity Defense the World Over (Hardcover)

Rita J. Simon, Heather Ahn-Redding

Series: Global Perspectives on Social Issues

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The Defense of Insanity, The World Over is the 10th in a series of books that examines and compares social issues or social problems from an explicitly comparative perspective. This volume examines and compares the criteria and procedures surrounding the defense of insanity across twenty-two countries. In addition to the criteria for each of the countries, Simon and Ahn-Redding report the burden of proof; whether this burden is on the side of the defense or the prosecution; the degree, beyond a reasonable doubt or by a preponderance of the evidence; the form the verdict takes; who typically decides, a judge or a jury; what role experts play in the proceedings; and what happens to the defendant if he or she is found not guilty by reason of insanity. The Defense of Insanity, The World Over provides a history of the defense of insanity going as far back as ancient Greek and Roman societies including the development of the defense in modern legal codes beginning with the British criteria in 1265. This one-of-a-kind study also looks at how the defense of insanity is treated in Jewish and Islamic law. Simon and Ahn-Redding have crafted an expert study that will appeal to scholar of sociology, criminal justice, and international studies.

General

Imprint: Lexington Books
Country of origin: United States
Series: Global Perspectives on Social Issues
Release date: June 2006
First published: June 2006
Authors: Rita J. Simon • Heather Ahn-Redding
Dimensions: 239 x 164 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 254
ISBN-13: 978-0-7391-1591-6
Categories: Books > Law > Jurisprudence & general issues > Comparative law
Books > Law > Laws of other jurisdictions & general law > Criminal law
Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Crime & criminology > General
Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Illness & addiction: social aspects > General
LSN: 0-7391-1591-X
Barcode: 9780739115916

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