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Legal Insanity: Explorations in Psychiatry, Law, and Ethics
Gerben Meynen
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Description for Legal Insanity: Explorations in Psychiatry, Law, and Ethics
Hardback. Series: International Library of Ethics, Law, and the New Medicine. Num Pages: 196 pages, biography. BIC Classification: LNF; MBDC; MMH; MMQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 242 x 18. Weight in Grams: 474.
This book examines core issues related to legal insanity, integrating perspectives from psychiatry, law, and ethics. Various criteria for insanity are analyzed and recommendations for forensic psychiatric and legal practice are offered. Many legal systems have an insanity defense, in one form or another. Still, it remains unclear exactly when and why mental disorders affect a person's moral or criminal responsibility. Questions addressed in this book include: Why should insanity be a component of our legal system? What should be the criteria for an insanity defense? What would be the reasons for abolishing it? Who should bear the burden of ... Read more
This book examines core issues related to legal insanity, integrating perspectives from psychiatry, law, and ethics. Various criteria for insanity are analyzed and recommendations for forensic psychiatric and legal practice are offered. Many legal systems have an insanity defense, in one form or another. Still, it remains unclear exactly when and why mental disorders affect a person's moral or criminal responsibility. Questions addressed in this book include: Why should insanity be a component of our legal system? What should be the criteria for an insanity defense? What would be the reasons for abolishing it? Who should bear the burden of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Series
International Library of Ethics, Law, and the New Medicine
Condition
New
Weight
474g
Number of Pages
196
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319447193
SKU
V9783319447193
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About Gerben Meynen
Gerben Meynen received a Ph.D. in Philosophy and in Medicine. He is an endowed professor of Forensic Psychiatry (Tilburg University) and an endowed professor of Ethics and Psychiatry (VU University Amsterdam). Since 2006, he has been a psychiatrist at GGZ inGeest, Amsterdam.
Reviews for Legal Insanity: Explorations in Psychiatry, Law, and Ethics
The curious reader is showered with a detailed and engaging narrative of the concept of legal insanity ... . content is so informative and engaging that it can be beneficial to instruction in undergraduate and graduate classes encompassing a variety of subjects ... . It can also be the ideal read for legal scholars, philosophers of ethics, and scientists who ... Read more