I am interested in the question of criminal liability of persons with mental disorders. If a person swallowed foreign objects due to a psychological disorder, can they be declared insane and in what cases can this happen?
Do you think it is necessary to retain the right of psychiatric institutions to file applications with the court to restrict the civil capacity of an individual?
I read a news story about a woman in Australia who was sentenced to three life sentences for poisoning her relatives with mushrooms. I wonder if something similar happened in my home, could I accidentally poison someone close to me and could I be held criminally liable for it if it was unintentional?
What are the consequences for a person who escaped from a psychiatric institution where they were held after committing a serious crime, and are the institutions that released them under supervision liable?
I am interested in the question: can a person who committed a crime in a state of strong emotional excitement, for example, due to jealousy, as in the described case, count on a mitigation of punishment?
In the case of throwing a newborn baby out of a dormitory window in Odessa, a woman has been detained and is being investigated for suspicion and a preventive measure. Will she be declared insane through a forensic psychiatric examination conducted as part of the investigation?