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Those Who Could Not Wander And The Creation Of A State: The Jews And The Palestinians, Adam S. Klein
Those Who Could Not Wander And The Creation Of A State: The Jews And The Palestinians, Adam S. Klein
ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law
When Jesus was in Jerusalem carrying his Cross to Cavalry, he took a moment to pause on a man's doorstep.
Postpartum Psychosis: A Legitimate Defense For Negating Criminal Responsibility?, Sandy Meng Shan Liu
Postpartum Psychosis: A Legitimate Defense For Negating Criminal Responsibility?, Sandy Meng Shan Liu
The Scholar: St. Mary's Law Review on Race and Social Justice
Infanticide is the most prevalent violent crime committed by women and has occurred throughout history for various reasons including sacrifice, birth control, eugenics, shame, and fear of punishment for adultery. Postpartum mood disorders have been recognized as a legitimate mental illness since the fourth century, and approximately fifty to eighty percent of new mothers experience some degree of depression after giving birth. Postpartum depression can progress into psychosis so quickly that new mothers may not even notice impairment of thinking skills. Defendants face many problems when using postpartum psychosis as a defense. One of the challenges of presenting postpartum psychosis …