Psychiatric aspects of justification, excuse, and mitigation in Anglo-American criminal law /
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| Author / Creator: | Buchanan, Alec. |
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| Imprint: | London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley, 2000. |
| Description: | 160 p. ; 23 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Forensic focus 17 |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4406157 |
Table of Contents:
- Preface and Acknowledgements
- 1.. Preliminaries
- 2.. The Theory of Justification and Excuse
- 3.. Psychiatric Aspects of Mitigation
- 4.. How Can Mental States Excuse?
- 5.. What Does the Law Allow to Excuse?
- 6.. Drawbacks of the Present Provision
- 7.. Alternatives to the Present Provision
- 8.. Summary
- Cases Cited
- References
- Subject Index
- Author Index
