Diminished responsibility as a defence in Ireland having regard to the law in England, Scotland and Wales.

This thesis is an inquiry into the necessity of a diminished responsibility defence in Irish law. The inquiry examines the controversy surrounding each attempt to reformulate the insanity defence in the Anglo-American world. The thesis looks at the success of the English defence of diminished responsibility in abating the controversy in that jurisdiction. Following an analysis of the need for diminished responsibility in Irish law, the thesis deals with the appropriate form of an Irish diminished responsibility defence.

Name dc:type.qualificationname

Ph.D

Level dc:type.qualificationlevel

doctoral

Grantor dc:publisher.institution

University of Leeds

Year dc:date.issued

1996

Author dc:creator

• Boland, Faye

Identifier

uk.bl.ethos.366984

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:etheses.whiterose.ac.uk:501