A Critical Exploration of the Use of Mental Health Records in Rape Trials

Commentators discussing the cross-examination of rape complainants have tended to focus on sexual history evidence and character evidence more generally. The defence use of psychiatric evidence has, in contrast, received very little attention to date. This thesis examines the use of women’s mental h...

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Main Author: ADAMSON, CHARLOTTE,ELIZABETH (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
Published: 2016
In:Year: 2016
Online Access: Volltext (kostenfrei)
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