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Diminished responsibility

A partial defence that reduces murder to manslaughter in the UK (Homicide Act 1957 § 2 as amended by Coroners and Justice Act 2009 § 52), requiring a recognised medical condition that substantially impairs responsibility. Neuropsychological evidence may support this defence.

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Miller v. Alabama (2012)Roper v. Simmons (2005)Atkins v. Virginia (2002)Battered-woman syndrome (BWS)BNS § 22BSA § 39CJA 2009 § 52Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD)Lockett v. Ohio (1978)MacArthur Law and Neuroscience ProjectNeurolawPrefrontal cortex (PFC)

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