TY  - BOOK
AU  - Reed,Alan
AU  - Bohlander,Michael
ED  - Askews & Holts
TI  - Loss of control and diminished responsibility: domestic, comparative and international perspectives 
SN  - 9781409431763 (e-book)
PY  - 2011///
CY  - Farnham, Surrey, Burlington, VT
PB  - Ashgate
KW  - Insanity defense
KW  - Homicide
KW  - Psychological aspects
KW  - Law
KW  - ukslc
KW  - Electronic books
KW  - lcsh
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Also available in printed form ISBN 9781409431756; Electronic reproduction; Askews and Holts; Mode of access: World Wide Web
N2  - This text 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 book includes contributions from leading specialists from different jurisdictions; 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
UR  - http://www.vlebooks.com/vleweb/product/openreader?id=BradfordC&isbn=9781409431763
ER  -