Automatism as a Defence

John Rumbold (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

178 Seiten

2018
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-138-70163-2 (ISBN)

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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 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.

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). This book is a valuable resource for law students, lawyers, judges and expert witnesses.

John Rumbold is Senior Research Fellow at the School of Science and Technology, Nottingham Trent University.

1: Foreword; 2: Chapter 1 Automatism: What is it?; 3: Chapter 2 Legal Aspects of Automatism; 4: Chapter 3 Medical Aspects of Automatism; 5: Chapter 4 Specific causes of automatism; 6: Chapter 5 Criminal Law Theory; 7: Chapter 6 Expert evidence; 8: Chapter 7 Conclusions; 9: Glossary; 10: Bibliography; 11: Appendices A-F; 12: Case Histories; 13: Index

Erscheinungsdatum	05.10.2018
Zusatzinfo	3 Tables, black and white; 6 Illustrations, black and white
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Gewicht	410 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Biopsychologie / Neurowissenschaften
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Gesundheitswesen
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete
	Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht
	Recht / Steuern ► Strafrecht ► Kriminologie
ISBN-10	1-138-70163-7 / 1138701637
ISBN-13	978-1-138-70163-2 / 9781138701632
Zustand	Neuware