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Unfitness to plead in England and Wales: Historical development and contemporary dilemmas
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                    - Brown, Penelope (Author)
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            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
        ISSN
            2042-1818
        Short Title
            Unfitness to plead in England and Wales
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            7/27/25, 2:16 AM
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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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