Unfitness to plead in England and Wales: Historical development and contemporary dilemmas

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Journal Article
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Title
Unfitness to plead in England and Wales: Historical development and contemporary dilemmas
Abstract
Fitness to plead refers to a criminal defendant’s ability to participate at trial. The purpose of fitness-to-plead laws is to protect the rights of vulnerable individuals who are unable to defend themselves in court and to preserve natural justice in the legal system while balancing the needs to see …
Publication
Medicine, science, and the law
Volume
59
Issue
3
Date
2019 Jul
Language
en
DOI
10.1177/0025802419856761
ISSN
2042-1818
Short Title
Unfitness to plead in England and Wales
URL
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31204577/
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QID: Q92785072 PMID: 31204577
Citation
Brown, P. (2019). Unfitness to plead in England and Wales: Historical development and contemporary dilemmas. Medicine, Science, and the Law, 59(3). https://doi.org/10.1177/0025802419856761
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