Reznek Evil or Ill?

Justifying the Insanity Defence
1. Auflage 1997
ISBN: 978-0-415-16699-7
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

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Beschreibung

Lawrie Reznek addresses these questions and more in his controversial investigation of the insanity defense in Evil or Ill? Drawing from countless intriguing case examples, he aims to understand the concept of an excuse, and explains why the law excuses certain actions and not others. In his easily accessible and elegant style, he explains that in law, there exists two excuses derived from Aristotle: the excuses of ignorance and compulsion. Reznek, however proposes a third excuse - the excuse of character change. In introducing this third excuse, Reznek raises a controversial possibility - the abolition of the insanity defence.

Autoren

Autoren

Reznek, Lawrie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction. The Diagnosis of Evil 1. A History of Criminal Responsibility 2. A Taxonomy of Defences 3. Ignorance as an Excuse 4. Compulsion as an Excuse 5. Automatism as an Excuse 6. Justification of Excuses 7. Causality as an Excuse 8. The Reductionist Theory 9. The Irrationality Theory 10. The Nature of Disease 11. Character Change as an Excuse 12. The Clash of Paradigms 13. The Insanity Defence in Practice Conclusion. Psychiatric Justice References. Index.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate

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