Unsound Mind in UK Law

  • The notion of ‘a person of unsound mind’ under Article 5 § 1(e) of the European Convention on Human Rights
    • No. 38-4, December 2020
    • Netherlands Quarterly of Human Rights
    This article presents a critical analysis of the case-law of the ECtHR with regards to the interpretation of the notion of ‘a person of unsound mind’ under Article 5 § 1(e) of the Convention. Accor...
  • Problems in the Law Relating to Divorce on the Grounds of Incurable Unsoundness of Mind
    • No. 26-1, January 1963
    • The Modern Law Review
    ... ... be presented to the court' either by the husband or the wife on the ground that the respondent- (d) is incurably of unsound mind and has been continuously under care and treatment for a period of at least five years he- diately preceding the ... ...
  • III. Jurisdiction in Lunacy;
    • No. 23-4, July 1960
    • The Modern Law Review
    ... ... , after a solemn inquiry (" inquisition "), to be of unsound mind (" lunatics so found ") and the inquisition was ... ...
  • Caring for the Mentally Disturbed
    • No. 33-5, November 1960
    • Police Journal: Theory, Practice and Principles
    ... ... method for providing care and treatment for persons of unsound mind was for their certification and removal to an asylum, ... ...
  • Mental capacity and deprivation of liberty: the Law Commission’s review of the deprivation of liberty safeguards
    • No. 19-4, August 2017
    • The Journal of Adult Protection
    • 220-227
    Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to provide a brief overview of the Law Commission’s final report and recommendations on the reform of the deprivation of liberty safeguards under the Mental Ca...
    ... ... ;■a medical assessment has confirmed that the person is of unsound mind within the meaningof Article 5(4)(1)(e) of the ECHR;PAGE222jTHE ... ...
  • What's in a Name?
    • No. 17-4, October 1944
    • Police Journal: Theory, Practice and Principles
    ... ... are to be seen in legislation dealing with poor and mentally unsound persons. By the Mental Treatment Act, 1930, "asylum" was changed to ... England) "shall cease to be used," and" person of unsound mind," " patient " or similar expression as the context may require ... ...
  • II. A Psychiatrist's View
    • No. 23-4, July 1960
    • The Modern Law Review
    ... ... segregated semi-permanently, out of sight and out of mind; a small and sometimes embarrassing minority calls for the ... , after a solemn inquiry (" inquisition "), to be of unsound mind (" lunatics so found ") and the inquisition was ... ...
  • Niamh Howlin, Juries in Ireland: Laypersons and Law in the Long Nineteenth Century
    • No. , January 2019
    • Edinburgh Law Review
    • 138-140
    ... ... role of the lunacy jury was to determine whether someone was of unsound mind and therefore ought to be under the protection of the Lord ... ...
  • Variation Of Trusts Act, 1958
    • No. 22-1, January 1959
    • The Modern Law Review
    ... ... whether there is benefit for a beneficiary of unsound mind is to be determined by the Court of Protection in ... ...
  • Insanity and Crime
    • No. 2-2, April 1929
    • Police Journal: Theory, Practice and Principles
    ... ... by defective mental power or] by any disease affecting his mind (a) from knowing the nature and quality of his act; or (b) from ... , partly because they held that a person may be of unsound mind and yet be criminally responsible. I need not dwell on the ... ...
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