Abstract
Every criminal justice system has its own unique regulations for assessing the culpability of mentally disordered offenders and the corresponding possibilities for adequate punishment. This comparative PhD dissertation focuses on regulations and practices in relation to sentencing mentally disordered offenders in Turkey, England and Wales, and the Netherlands. In addition, the situation in these jurisdictions is tested to the relevant ECHR framework.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 311-314 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Boom Strafblad |
| Volume | 2022 |
| Issue number | 6 |
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| Publication status | Published - Dec-2022 |
Keywords
- Turkey, England and Wales, the Netherlands
- disposal and sentencing mentally disordered offenders
- insanity defence
- European Convention on Human Rights
- European Court of Human Rights