Loss of Control and Diminished Responsibility

This book provides a leading point of reference in the field of partial defences to murder and with respect to the mental condition defences of loss of control and diminished responsibility in general. The work includes contributions from leading specialists from different jurisdictions and analyses concerns such as domestic violence, revenge and mixed motive killings and mistaken beliefs. It also presents a comparative and international view to provide a wider background of how alternative systems treat issues of human frailty