Of legal history, jurisprudence and insanity – “Wrong or contrary to law" in section 84 of the Penal Code re-considered

This article considers, from the perspectives of legal history and jurisprudence, longstanding controversy surrounding the interpretation of the phrase "wrong or contra to law" in section 84 of the Penal Code, and suggests that the evidence points to interpretation that "wrong" m...

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Main Author: PHANG, Andrew B.L.
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Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 1995
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spelling sg-smu-ink.sol_research-61532023-04-25T06:44:31Z Of legal history, jurisprudence and insanity – “Wrong or contrary to law" in section 84 of the Penal Code re-considered PHANG, Andrew B.L. This article considers, from the perspectives of legal history and jurisprudence, longstanding controversy surrounding the interpretation of the phrase "wrong or contra to law" in section 84 of the Penal Code, and suggests that the evidence points to interpretation that "wrong" means "legally wrong" or "contrary to law". It also consid the practical implications that follow from such an interpretation, which implicatio would allow for some role, nevertheless, for extral 1995-12-01T08:00:00Z text application/pdf https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sol_research/4195 https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/sol_research/article/6153/viewcontent/OF_LEGAL_HISTORY__JURISPRUDENCE_AND_INSANITY____WRONG_OR_CONTRARY_TO_LAW__IN_SECTION_84_OF_THE_PENAL_CODE_RE_CONSIDERED.pdf http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ Research Collection Yong Pung How School Of Law eng Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University Jurisprudence Legal History
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PHANG, Andrew B.L.
Of legal history, jurisprudence and insanity – “Wrong or contrary to law" in section 84 of the Penal Code re-considered
description This article considers, from the perspectives of legal history and jurisprudence, longstanding controversy surrounding the interpretation of the phrase "wrong or contra to law" in section 84 of the Penal Code, and suggests that the evidence points to interpretation that "wrong" means "legally wrong" or "contrary to law". It also consid the practical implications that follow from such an interpretation, which implicatio would allow for some role, nevertheless, for extral
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title Of legal history, jurisprudence and insanity – “Wrong or contrary to law" in section 84 of the Penal Code re-considered
title_short Of legal history, jurisprudence and insanity – “Wrong or contrary to law" in section 84 of the Penal Code re-considered
title_full Of legal history, jurisprudence and insanity – “Wrong or contrary to law" in section 84 of the Penal Code re-considered
title_fullStr Of legal history, jurisprudence and insanity – “Wrong or contrary to law" in section 84 of the Penal Code re-considered
title_full_unstemmed Of legal history, jurisprudence and insanity – “Wrong or contrary to law" in section 84 of the Penal Code re-considered
title_sort of legal history, jurisprudence and insanity – “wrong or contrary to law" in section 84 of the penal code re-considered
publisher Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University
publishDate 1995
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