This column is relevant to understanding the legal profession: AQA AS Law 01; OCR AS Unit G151: English Legal System and WJEC LA2.
A classic principle of criminal responsibility is that a defendant should not be criminally responsible for an act if, at the time of committing the act, he or she did not possess the minimum level of sanity and self-control required for criminal liability. The unusual case of Oye (2013) raises questions concerning the relationship between the subjective and objective elements of self-defence when the defendant’s acts are carried out as a result of insane delusions.
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