Fitness to Plead in England and Wales

by Donald Grubin

Book Overview

The concept of fitness to plead has its origins in the medieval courts of England, where the ritual of court proceedings demanded that accused individuals respond to the charges against them. Being fit to plead, however, has involved into a fundamental principle of British law and those legal systems that have evolved from it, and it is now associated with the principle of a fair trial. But in spite of its long heritage, the meaning of "being fit...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138871826
• ISBN13: 9781138871823
• Release Date: June 2015
• Publisher: Psychology Press
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 8.9"