Ancient Origins - or Otherwise - of the Insanity Defence

被引:2
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作者
Wood, Debra [1 ]
机构
[1] Wilfred Lopes Ctr, Forens Mental Hlth Serv, Lindisfarne, Tas 7015, Australia
关键词
history; insanity defence; LAW;
D O I
10.1080/13218710802620398
中图分类号
DF [法律]; D9 [法律];
学科分类号
0301 ;
摘要
Contemporary authors often ascribe an ancient pedigree to the insanity defence. Several of these assert that its origins lay in ancient Greece. This article explores the nature and exercise of Greek law and finds that there is no positive evidence to Support the assertion that the insanity defence was practiced in ancient Greece.
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页码:S145 / S151
页数:7
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