Reforming Prior Fault Criminalisation
- Location
- Aston Webb C Block Main Lecture Theatre
- Dates
- Friday 15 September 2023 (12:30-18:30)
A conference on the law of intoxication and other prior fault rules; bringing together legal, theoretical, and scientific perspectives
Programme
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12:30-1
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Arrival - Tea / Coffee
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1-1:10
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Welcome
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Warren Barr, Dean of Birmingham Law School
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Section 1
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1:15-1:45
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Talk 1: Introduction to Prior Fault Project
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Prof John Child, Birmingham Law (Co-Authors Prof Hans Crombag, Sussex Neuroscience; Dr Adrian Hunt, Birmingham Law & Rudi Fortson KC, 25 Bedford Row)
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Project Talks
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1:50-2:20
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Talk 2: Understanding Prior Fault Intoxication (Empirical Studies)
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Prof Hans Crombag; Dr Paloma Manguele & Dr Kyriaki Nikolaou, Sussex Neuroscience
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2:25-2:35
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Talk 3: Conducting the Prior Fault Intoxication Studies
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Ms Luiza Ludwig & Mr Joey Campaniello, Sussex Psychology
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2:35-3:00
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Break
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Section 2
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3:05-3:30
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Talk 4: Perspectives on Prior Fault
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Dr Anna Goldberg, Vrije Amsterdam Law & Nicholas Sinclair-House, Sussex Criminology
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Prior Fault
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3:35-4
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Talk 5: Comparative Concepts of Prior Fault
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Prof Gavin Dingwall, Sentencing Academy & Dr David Roef, Maastricht Law
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4:05-4:30
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Talk 6: Intoxication and Automatism
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Dr Claire Hogg, UCL Law
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4:35-5
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Talk 7: Intoxication and Insanity
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Prof Michiel van der Wolf, Leiden Psychiatry and Law & Prof John Child, Birmingham Law
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5-5:25
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Break
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Section 3
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5:30-6
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Talk 8: Prior fault and the Addicted Defendant
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Dr Anna Goldberg, Vrije Amsterdam Law & Mr James Browning, Cambridge Law
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Addiction
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6:05-6:30
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Talk 9: Is Addiction Relevant to Criminal Responsibility?
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Prof Hans Crombag, Sussex Neuroscience & Prof Reinout Wiers, Amsterdam Psychology
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