Topic

‘Insanity and automatism: pleas for information’

Author/Academic

Andrew Ashworth

Viewpoint

In this Editorial in the journal, the need for an analysis of the practical operation of insanity and non-insane automatism is reviewed. Much needed recommendations for reform must be tailored to the results of the Law Commission consultation and Scoping Paper.

Source

[2012] Crim LR 733

Topic

‘The structure of criminal defences’

Author/Academic

William Wilson

Viewpoint

To quote the author, this article seeks to answer this question: ‘How do we construct criminal defences in such a way as to reconcile the needs of society on the one hand and justice/fairness to the individual on the other?’

Source

[2005] Crim LR 108