[Psychiatric examination of accused for the "United Nations International Tribunal for the prosecution of persons responsible for serious violations of International Humanitarian Law committed in the territory of the former Yugoslavia" (ICTY)].
Psychiatric examination of accused for the International Tribunal is a new and challenging task for expert medical witness and forensic psychiatry. After a brief description of a case report relevant aspects of psychiatric evaluation of persons responsible for war crimes are outlined and possible implications for forensic research are discussed.
Soyka
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Psychiatrische Klinik der Universität München. michael.soyka@psy.med.uni-muenchen.de
D000328:Adult; D005104:Expert Testimony / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011329:Prisoners / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000523:psychology; D014480:United Nations; D014858:War Crimes / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000523:psychology; D015022:Yugoslavia