Leigh B Bienen
Biographic Data
| ID | 5799182 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Leigh B Bienen |
| GIVEN NAMES | Leigh B |
| FAMILY NAME | Bienen |
| SIGNATURE | BIENEN L B |
| AFFILIATIONS | Northwestern University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1974 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1997 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
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Rape and the Limits of Law Reform . Jeanne C. Marsh , Alison Geist , Nathan Caplan
The Determination of Criminal Insanity in Western Nigeria
This article grew out of a more detailed study of all tried cases of homicide in Western Nigeria from 1966 to 1972. While reading more than I00 court transcripts and trial opinions, I was struck by what seemed an inordinately large number of accused with symptoms which westerners associate with mental or emotional illness. I was also conscious of judges being forced to apply an awkward, and at best difficult, standard for the determination of cri…
Criminal Homicide in Western Nigeria 1966–1972
This research began as an attempt to add a codicil to the work on homicide done by Paul Bohannan in the 1950s. 2 Although Bohannan looked at events in the colonial period, his appreciation of the way in which cultural norms are expressed in legal institutions is still relevant. The criminal code in Western Nigeria is almost entirely British; it is applied by Nigerian judges to Nigerian accused who are counselled by Nigerian lawyers. The crime of …
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Criminal Homicide in Western Nigeria 1966–1972
This research began as an attempt to add a codicil to the work on homicide done by Paul Bohannan in the 1950s. 2 Although Bohannan looked at events in the colonial period, his appreciation of the way in which cultural norms are expressed in legal institutions is still relevant. The criminal code in Western Nigeria is almost entirely British; it is applied by Nigerian judges to Nigerian accused who are counselled by Nigerian lawyers. The crime of …
The Determination of Criminal Insanity in Western Nigeria
This article grew out of a more detailed study of all tried cases of homicide in Western Nigeria from 1966 to 1972. While reading more than I00 court transcripts and trial opinions, I was struck by what seemed an inordinately large number of accused with symptoms which westerners associate with mental or emotional illness. I was also conscious of judges being forced to apply an awkward, and at best difficult, standard for the determination of cri…
Rape and the Limits of Law Reform . Jeanne C. Marsh , Alison Geist , Nathan Caplan
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Political science (4 works) · Law (3 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Criminology (2 works) · Homicide (2 works) · Poison control (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Suicide prevention (2 works) · Business (1 work) · Chemistry (1 work)