Legal Insanity: Explorations in Psychiatry, Law, and Ethics / by Gerben Meynen.
2016
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Title
Legal Insanity: Explorations in Psychiatry, Law, and Ethics / by Gerben Meynen.
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Edition
1st ed. 2016.
Imprint
Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
Description
XIII, 196 p. online resource.
Series
International library of ethics, law, and the new medicine. 1567-8008 ; 71.
Formatted Contents Note
Preface
Introduction
Legal insanity standards: their structure and elements
arguments against the insanity defense and responses
Lack of free will and irrationality
Competent and compromised decision-making
Neurolaw: challenges and opportunities
Issues to consider when revising legal insanity
Concluding observations on the present and future of insanity
References
Index
About the author.
Introduction
Legal insanity standards: their structure and elements
arguments against the insanity defense and responses
Lack of free will and irrationality
Competent and compromised decision-making
Neurolaw: challenges and opportunities
Issues to consider when revising legal insanity
Concluding observations on the present and future of insanity
References
Index
About the author.
Summary
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. .
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Language
English
ISBN
9783319447216
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