Are there lessons to be learned from a more scientific approach to mental condition defences?
(2012)
Journal Article
Claydon, L. (2012). Are there lessons to be learned from a more scientific approach to mental condition defences?. International Journal of Law and Psychiatry, 35(2), 88-98. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijlp.2011.12.002
The timing of the English Law Commission's consideration of reform to the law of insanity coincides with increasing scientific and in particular neuroscientific understanding of the brain. The work of researchers is leading to a greater comprehension... Read More about Are there lessons to be learned from a more scientific approach to mental condition defences?.