TY  - BOOK
AU  - Mackay,R D
AU  - Brookbanks,Warren J
TI  - Fitness to plead : international and comparative perspectives 
T2  - Oxford monographs on criminal law and justice
SN  - 9780191830341 
AV  - K5064 
U1  - 345.04 23
PY  - 2018///
CY  - London
PB  - Oxford University Press 
KW  - Competency to stand trial
KW  - Cross-cultural studies
N1  - This edition previously issued in print: 2018; Includes bibliographical references and index; Specialized
N2  - The law relating to fitness to plead is an increasingly important area of the criminal law. While criminalization may be justified whenever an offender commits a sufficiently serious moral wrong requiring that he or she be called to account, the doctrine of fitness to plead calls this principle into question in the case of a person who lacks the capacity or ability to participate meaningfully in a criminal trial. In light of the emerging focus on capacity-based approaches to decision-making and the international human rights requirement that the law should treat defendants fairly, this volume offers a benchmark for the theory and practice of fitness to plead, providing readers with a unique opportunity to consider differing perspectives and debate on the future development and direction of a doctrine which has up till now been under-discussed and under-researched
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198788478.001.0001
ER  -