Legal Insanity: Explorations in Psychiatry, Law, and Ethics

AvGerben Meynen

Häftad, Engelska, 2018

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Beskrivning

This book examines core issues related to legal insanity, integrating perspectives from psychiatry, law, and ethics. Furthermore, the book discusses the impact neurosciences may have on psychiatric and psychological evaluations of defendants as well as on legal decisions about insanity.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2018-06-28
Mått:155 x 235 x 12 mm
Vikt:330 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:International Library of Ethics, Law, and the New Medicine
Antal sidor:196
Förlag:Springer International Publishing AG
ISBN:9783319831190

Utforska kategorier

Straffrätt: process och brott inom Juridik
Psykiatri inom Medicin
Rättsmedicin inom Medicin

Mer om författaren

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.

Recensioner i media

“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 are interested in the conundrums posed by the criteria that determine legal insanity in diverse legal systems.” (Maura Pilotti, metapsychology online reviews, metapsychology.mentalhelp.net, Vol. 21 (27), July, 2017)“This book attempts to confront insanity cases from a multidisciplinary perspective by using the three pillars of its foundation: psychiatry, ethics, and the law. … Although likely interesting for those involved in the legal system, philosophy, ethics, or the mental health system, this book also may prove to be a valuable resource for students interested in these fields or for anyone wishing to know more about the origins, current practice, and potential future direction of the insanity defense.” (Steven T. Herron, Doody's Book Reviews, March, 2016)

Innehållsförteckning

Preface.- Introduction.- Legal insanity standards: their structure and elements.- arguments against the insanity defense and responses.- Lack of free will and irrationality.- Competent and compromised decision-making.- Neurolaw: challenges and opportunities.- Issues to consider when revising legal insanity.- Concluding observations on the present and future of insanity.- References.- Index.- About the author.