Luke Danagher
Biographic Data
| ID | 7705273 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Luke Danagher |
| GIVEN NAMES | Luke |
| FAMILY NAME | Danagher |
| SIGNATURE | DANAGHER L |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Limerick |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6684-1687 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
‘No way out’? Mens rea , the demonstration of hatred, and hate crime legislation
Hate crime legislation was introduced in Ireland for the first time in 2024 through the Criminal Justice (Hate Offences) Act 2024. The Irish legislation draws heavily on the Scottish Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Act 2021 and uses both the ‘motivation test’ and ‘demonstration test’ for establishing liability. We explore how the demonstration test might be interpreted in Ireland given the absence of a stated mens rea in the legislation to…
Psychopathy, neuroscience, and critical issues: A legal primer
Psychopathy occupies a pivotal yet unsettled position at the intersection of neuroscience, business ethics, and criminal jurisprudence. Despite rapid scientific advances, core uncertainties remain. This article examines five issues of immediate legal relevance: (1) the contested neurobiological basis of psychopathy; (2) reproducibility concerns linked to the broader replication crisis in psychological and neuroscientific research; (3) limitations…
The criminalisation of corporate psychopaths: A holistic inquiry
The destructive harm caused by corporate psychopaths has become an area of considerable interest to medical professionals, lawyers and philosophers. This paper analyses contemporary research forwarded by these distinct groups in order to determine if, in light of current scientific knowledge on this mental disorder, corporate psychopaths can be held fully responsible for their crimes, and if so, on what basis? In combining the often-disparate con…
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The criminalisation of corporate psychopaths: A holistic inquiry
The destructive harm caused by corporate psychopaths has become an area of considerable interest to medical professionals, lawyers and philosophers. This paper analyses contemporary research forwarded by these distinct groups in order to determine if, in light of current scientific knowledge on this mental disorder, corporate psychopaths can be held fully responsible for their crimes, and if so, on what basis? In combining the often-disparate con…
Psychopathy, neuroscience, and critical issues: A legal primer
Psychopathy occupies a pivotal yet unsettled position at the intersection of neuroscience, business ethics, and criminal jurisprudence. Despite rapid scientific advances, core uncertainties remain. This article examines five issues of immediate legal relevance: (1) the contested neurobiological basis of psychopathy; (2) reproducibility concerns linked to the broader replication crisis in psychological and neuroscientific research; (3) limitations…
‘No way out’? Mens rea , the demonstration of hatred, and hate crime legislation
Hate crime legislation was introduced in Ireland for the first time in 2024 through the Criminal Justice (Hate Offences) Act 2024. The Irish legislation draws heavily on the Scottish Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Act 2021 and uses both the ‘motivation test’ and ‘demonstration test’ for establishing liability. We explore how the demonstration test might be interpreted in Ireland given the absence of a stated mens rea in the legislation to…
Mental Health and Psychiatry (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending (2 works) · Social Psychology (2 works) · Antisocial personality disorder (1 works) · Business (1 works) · Corporate crime (1 works) · Criminal justice (1 works) · Criminal law (1 works) · Criminology (1 works)