Historical Bibliography Updated: February 20, 2020

Medical jurisprudence as it relates to insanity, according to the laws of England.

Publication Details

London: Printed for C. Hunter, Law Bookseller, 1817 CE.

The first English work on the forensic aspects of mental illness. Digital facsimile from Wellcome Forensics Collection, Internet Archive, at this link.

Browse Tags

Neurology & Psychiatry
Ethics & Law

Thematic Classifications

Forensic Medicine (Legal Medicine)PSYCHIATRY › Forensic Psychiatry

Catalog Metadata	Reference Information
Entry Number	#7108
Permanent Link	https://staging.historyofmedicine.com/entry/9275
Author Bio Link	Wikipedia ↗
External URL	medical-jurisprudence-as-it-relates-to-insanity

Geographic Context

Publication place: London