Steven Yannoulidis

Mental State Defences in Criminal Law (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

By presenting an interdisciplinary analysis of various factors which inform mental state defences in criminal law, this book provides several practical and robust reform proposals. By exploring appropriate boundaries for the defence of insanity and the doctrine of automatism, this book suggests a consistent and principled approach to the reform of mental state defences. In illustrating the competing demands which must be balanced in order to secure such an approach to the reform of mental state defences, this book shows its relevance to all common law countries.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 248
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. April 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781317097297
• Artikelnr.: 49352107

Autorenporträt

Dr Steven Yannoulidis has both lectured and tutored in Criminal Law for several years at Monash University. Dr Yannoulidis's main research interest has been in the area of mental health law and criminal responsibility. He has been a Researcher with the Centre for the Advancement of Law and Mental Health at Monash University as well as a member of the Australian and New Zealand Association of Psychiatry, Psychology and Law. Dr Yannoulidis's work has appeared in both national and international interdisciplinary journals devoted to the interrelationship between psychiatry, psychology and law.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 Introduction: General Themes, Reform, Chapter Outlines
Chapter 2 Mental-State Defences: Insanity and Automatism
Chapter 3 Disease of the Mind: Individual Justice and Societal Protection
Chapter 4 Drug-Use and the Defence of Insanity
Chapter 5 Volitional Insanity: Involuntariness, Injustice and Cognitive Impairment
Chapter 6 Involuntary Conduct: Defence of Impaired Consciousness
Chapter 7 Conclusion: Reform Proposals, Looking Forward