Intoxication, the law and criminal responsibility - A sparkling cocktail at times: The case studies of Canada and Germany

European Addiction Research

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 89-101

  Fischer, Benedikt ^a,b   Rehm, Jürgen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Canada; Criminal responsibility; Drinking; Germany; Intoxication; Law; Legal culture; Legal history; Violence

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; CANADA; CRIMINAL LAW; CULTURAL FACTOR; GERMANY; HUMAN; LEGAL LIABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUNISHMENT; RESPONSIBILITY; REVIEW;

CANADA; CRIME; CRIMINAL LAW; GERMANY; HUMANS; LIABILITY, LEGAL; MENTAL COMPETENCY; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 0031683660     PISSN: 10226877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000018931     Document Type: Review

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