Loss of Control and Diminished Responsibility: Domestic, Comparative and International PerspectivesRoutledge, 22.04.2016 - 410 Seiten This book provides a leading point of reference in the field of partial defences to murder and with respect to the mental condition defences of loss of control and diminished responsibility in general. The work includes contributions from leading specialists from different jurisdictions. Divided into two parts, the first provides an analysis from the perspective of the UK, looking at particular concerns such as domestic violence, revenge and mixed motive killings, mistaken beliefs. The second part presents a comparative and international view to provide a wider background of how alternative systems treat issues of human frailty short of full insanity (loss of control, diminished responsibility) in the context of the criminal law. |
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abnormality abuse accused alcohol anger Appeal apply approach argued battered capacity caused chapter characteristics circumstances Code committed common law concept condition conduct consideration considered constitute context convicted Coroners and Justice Court crime Criminal Law culpability defendant’s determining diminished responsibility disorder domestic effect element emotional English evidence example exclude expert extreme fact fear force gender given grounds homicide Homicide Act Ibid impaired individual insanity intention International issue judge jurisdictions jury Justice Act 2009 justifiable killing Law Commission legislation limited Lord loss of control loss of self-control manslaughter means mental mind mitigation murder noted objective offence partial defence particular person plea principle provocation punishment question reasonable recognised reduced reference reform regard relation relevant requirement result Review Rule self-defence sense sentence serious situation standard suffering tolerance trial trigger victim violence women wronged