Articles Related to criminal law
The Psychopath as an Irrational Agent: A Canadian Criminal Law Perspective by Kevin Moustapha
The purpose of this study is to look at the capacity of psychopaths to act in a rational manner within the meaning of section 16 of the
Canadian Criminal Code. We therefore focus on certain neuroscientific studies in order to see whether they can inform us about the
disorders that psychopaths suffer from, and whether those disorders could have an impact on their ability to act rationally. If they do, then
psychopathy could be an ailment that triggers the section 16 defence of not criminally responsible owing to a mental disorder and also the
implications of the Supreme Court of Canada decision in Bouchard-Lebrun.
Law & Psychiatry in India: An Overview
The application of legal knowledge to psychiatry and of psychiatric knowledge to the legal issues is the subspecialty of psychiatry
know as forensic psychiatry. In India, forensic psychiatry is still in its infancy. The legal issues pertaining to the mental health care
in India appeared only after British Rule, with very minimal changes occurring post independence.