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https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/132977| Title: | Threshold competency from a medico-legal perspective |
| Authors: | Zammit, Kurt |
| Keywords: | Criminal law -- Malta Medical laws and legislation -- Malta Criminal liability -- Malta Criminal intent -- Malta |
| Issue Date: | 2024 |
| Publisher: | Għaqda Studenti tal-Liġi |
| Citation: | Zammit, K. (2024). Threshold competency from a medico-legal perspective. Online Law Journal, 2024, 1-8. |
| Abstract: | This article by Kurt Zammit was previously submitted as part of CVL1024 and is being published with the author’s permission.The contribution analyses the legal aspects behind the mens rea and actus reus. It highlights the complexities that low mental capacity and mental illness and cognitive decline pose in order to answer the legal question whether there is the intellectual and/or volitional capacity regarding the mens rea. |
| URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/132977 |
| Appears in Collections: | Online Law Journal |
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