Abstract
The Psychopath as an Irrational Agent: A Canadian Criminal Law Perspective by Kevin Moustapha
Highlights
Thanks to the advanced analyses and diagnoses that science has provided us with in recent years, more and more questions are being raised regarding the precise nature of psychopathy
The purpose of this study is to look at the capacity of psychopaths to act in a rational manner within the meaning of section 16 of the Canadian Criminal Code
Psychopathy could be an ailment that triggers the section 16 defence of not criminally responsible owing to a mental disorder and the implications of the Supreme Court of Canada decision in Bouchard-Lebrun
Summary
Thanks to the advanced analyses and diagnoses that science has provided us with in recent years, more and more questions are being raised regarding the precise nature of psychopathy. Psychopathic disorders are, in the end, only a striking example of the fact that emotions play a role in making all individuals into rational beings, able to interact with
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