Knowledge and Insanity

International Journal for the Semiotics of Law - Revue Internationale de Sémiotique Juridique 30 (4):625-636 (2017)
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This paper lies at the intersection of law and logic. Logical analysis is employed to attempt to make headway in what has proven to be an intractable interpretive debate over a defence provision of the Indian Penal Code.

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10.1007/s11196-017-9509-x

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