Fitness to Plead: International and Comparative Perspectives

ISBN-13: 9780198788478 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 368 str.

Ronnie MacKay; Warren Brookbanks

Opis

By comparing approaches to the doctrine of fitness to stand trial across several common law jurisdictions, the civil law regimes of Italy and the Netherlands, and under international law, this collection analyses the latest case law, uncovers common weaknesses in the varied legislative models, and identifies avenues for future reform.

Recenzje

All of the chapters in this work are well-written (and, I suspect, well-edited). The whole work is eminently readable. I recommend it highly to scholars and practitioners of criminal law and criminal justice for the many insights it offers on how to move this area forward in a humane yet pragmatic fashion.

O autorze

Ronnie Mackay is Professor of Criminal Policy and Mental Health at De Montfort University. Warren Brookbanks is Professor of Law at Auckland University of Technology.