Legal Aspects with Regard to Mentally Ill Offenders in South Africa
The purpose of this note is to discuss legal aspects with regard to mentally ill offenders with specific reference to the defence raised as a result of mental illness. In order to fully understand this defence it is important to provide a clinical background on what forensic psychiatry is. It is als...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | Afrikaans |
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North-West University
2015-04-01
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Series: | Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal |
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Online Access: | http://www.nwu.ac.za/sites/www.nwu.ac.za/files/files/p-per/issuepages/2015volume18no1/PERSwanepoelNote2015%2818%291.pdf |