The reformulated defence of insanity in the Australian Criminal Code Act 1995 (Cth)

International Journal of Law and Psychiatry

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 183-197

  McSherry, Bernadette ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; CRIMINAL LAW; JURISPRUDENCE; MENTAL DISEASE;

AUSTRALIA; CRIMINAL LAW; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSANITY DEFENSE; MALE; MENTAL COMPETENCY; MENTAL DISORDERS; MOTIVATION; PERSONALITY DISORDERS;

EID: 0030947185     PISSN: 01602527     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0160-2527(97)00002-2     Document Type: Article

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