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Mental Condition Defenses in the Criminal Law (Oxford Monographs on Criminal Law and Justice)
Mental Condition Defenses in the Criminal Law - Oxford Monographs on Criminal Law and Justice Author:R. D. MacKay Mental condition defenses have been used in several high-profile and controversial criminal trials in recent years. In this work, the author offers a detailed critical analysis of those defenses within British Criminal Law where the accused relies on some form of mental abnormality as a source of defense. Topics covered include: the defences of ... more »automatism, insanity, diminished responsibility, and infanticide; self-induced incapacity; the doctrine of fault; and unfitness to plead.« less