Rethinking Legal Insanity: Exploring Options for Insanity Defence Reform in Light of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD)
Professor Ronnie Mackay (de Montfort Leicester)
Professor John Child (Birmingham)
Dr. Charles O’Mahony (Galway)
Eilís Ni Chaoimh (Galway)
Dr. Jane Richards (Leeds)
Dr. Luke Noonan (Dublin City)
Dr. Claire Hogg (UCL)
Dr. Leora Dahan Katz (HUJI)
Dr. Tova Bennet (Bergen)
Professor Linda Gröning (Bergen)
Professor Anna Lawson (Leeds)
Professor Peter Bartlett (Nottingham)
Professor Penney Lewis (Law Commission; KCL)
The aim of this workshop is to explore potential directions for the reform of legal insanity, with a focus on the potential development of disability-neutral models that meet the requirements for compliance with the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). It will feature nine presentations across two days, followed by a summative panel discussion and Q&A.
This event is supported by UCL Public Policy and Research England QR Policy Support Fund.