Evil or Ill?

Justifying the Insanity Defence

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Paperback, 342 blz. | Engels
Taylor & Francis | 1e druk, 1997
ISBN13: 9780415167000
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Taylor & Francis 1e druk, 1997 9780415167000
Onderdeel van serie Philosophical Issues in Science
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Lawrie Reznek addresses these questions and more in his controversial investigation of the insanity defense in Evil or Ill? Drawing from countless intriguing case examples, he aims to understand the concept of an excuse, and explains why the law excuses certain actions and not others. In his easily accessible and elegant style, he explains that in law, there exists two excuses derived from Aristotle: the excuses of ignorance and compulsion. Reznek, however proposes a third excuse - the excuse of character change. In introducing this third excuse, Reznek raises a controversial possibility - the abolition of the insanity defence.

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ISBN13:9780415167000
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:Paperback
Aantal pagina's:342
Druk:1

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