1. “The existence of a separate insanity defence appears to be an outdated throwback to a time when our understanding and awareness of mental illness was restricted to the surface level. “
– Claire Hogg ‘The insanity defence: an argument for abolition’ (2015) Journal of Criminal Law, 79(4), 250 at p.253
Critically discuss the validity of this statement and to what extent the defence of insane automatism is in need of either reform or abolition.
