Based on a review of all individuals found unfit in England and Wales between 1976 and 1988, this book provides detailed information about those found unfit to plead and the circumstances associated with their findings, together with follow-up of
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...
Based on a review of all individuals found unfit in England and Wales between 1976 and 1988, this book provides detailed information about those found unfit to plead and the circumstances associated with their findings, together with follow-up of