Is the Common Law Defence of Insanity Ineffective and in Need of Reform?

dc.contributor.author	Mukhia, Samprada
dc.date.accessioned	2017-03-28T13:59:30Z
dc.date.accessioned	2017-04-11T11:20:32Z
dc.date.available	2017-03-28T13:59:30Z
dc.date.available	2017-04-11T11:20:32Z
dc.date.issued	2012
dc.identifier.citation	Mukhia, S. (2012) 'Is the Common Law Defence of Insanity Ineffective and in Need of Reform?', Plymouth Law and Criminal Justice Review, 4, pp. 117-131. Available at: https://pearl.plymouth.ac.uk/handle/10026.1/8976	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	2054-149X
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10026.1/8976
dc.description.abstract	This article will consider whether the current common law defence of insanity is ineffective and in need of reform. It will do so by contemplating several criticisms of the insanity defence arising from the M’Naghten Rules and examine some recommended changes to the law this area.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	University of Plymouth
dc.rights	Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)	*
dc.rights.uri	https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/	*
dc.subject	defence of insanity	en_US
dc.subject	M’Naghten Rules	en_US
dc.subject	Mental Health Acts 1983 and 2007	en_US
dc.title	Is the Common Law Defence of Insanity Ineffective and in Need of Reform?	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US
dc.type	Article
plymouth.volume	4
plymouth.journal	The Plymouth Law & Criminal Justice Review

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