“That Time of Month:” Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder in the Criminal Law-Another Look

Abstract: This paper argues that women suffering from pre-menstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) ought to have available to them a range of legal defences that accurately reflect culpability. As PMDD focuses primarily on emotional mood and behavioural symptoms as opposed to physical manifestations of t...

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Main Author: Langer, Rosanna (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
Published: 2012
In:Year: 2012
Online Access: Volltext (kostenfrei)
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