Diminished responsibility as a defence in Ireland having regard to the law in England, Scotland and Wales

This thesis is an inquiry into the necessity of a diminished responsibility defence in Irish law. The inquiry examines the controversy surrounding each attempt to reformulate the insanity defence in the Anglo-American world. The thesis looks at the success of the English defence of diminished respon...

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Main Author: Boland, Faye
Published: University of Leeds 1996
Subjects:
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Law
Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.366984