Screen LibraryAutomatism as a defence in criminal law /
"Automatism is a notoriously difficult subject for law students, lawyers and judges. This book explores the science and medicine of sleep disorders and examines how the criminal process deals with such disorders when presented as a defence. It systematically examines the legal doctrines involve...
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Routledge,
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| Publisher Address: | London : |
| Publication Dates: | 2019. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: |
"Automatism is a notoriously difficult subject for law students, lawyers and judges. This book explores the science and medicine of sleep disorders and examines how the criminal process deals with such disorders when presented as a defence. It systematically examines the legal doctrines involved, and their implications for the use of the evidence key to establishing automatism, while also exploring the medical conditions that can cause automatism (particularly epilepsy, sleepwalking and diabetes)."-- |
| Carrier Form: | xiv, 177 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [145]-155) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781138701632 1138701637 |
| Index Number: | KD8358 |
| CLC: |
D914-05 D956.152 |
| Call Number: | D956.152/R936 |
| Contents: | Automatism : what is it? -- Legal aspects of automatism -- Specific causes of automatism -- Criminal law theory -- Expert evidence -- Commentary and conclusions. |