Comentarios de la psiquiatría forense al concepto de inimputabilidad en Colombia / Comments forensic psychiatry the concept of criminal responsibility in Colombia
Med. leg. Costa Rica
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32(1): 85-95, ene.-mar. 2015. ilus
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in Spanish
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RESUMEN
Este artículo de reflexión presenta los aspectos relevantes de la figura jurídica de la inimputabilidad, desde el punto de vista de la psiquiatría forense con base en el análisis de la legislación penal colombiana al respecto. Se define el concepto de imputabilidad, se muestran las asociaciones jurídicas psiquiátricas forenses que se correlacionan con los hallazgos psicopatológicos más frecuentes, que determinan la defensa por insania mental, a la luz del nuevo sistema penal acusatorio en Colombia. Luego se discuten las medidas de seguridad asignadas a los enfermos mentales nominados insanos mentales e inimputables.
ABSTRACT
This reflection paper presents relevant aspects of the legal concept of Mental Insanity Defense, from the viewpoint of forensic psychiatry, based on the analysis of the Colombian criminal legislation in this regard. As an introduction examples of the concept of criminal responsibility in regulation of some countries and legal aspects are showed and discussed. The concept of liability is defined; forensic psychiatric legal associations correlated to the most frequent psychopathological findings are showed and it is explained that they determine the mental insanity defense in light of the new accusatory penal system in Colombia. Then, we discuss the security measures assigned to mentally ills, named mentally ills or insanes.
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Main subject:
Psychiatry
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Forensic Psychiatry
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Mental Competency
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Commitment of Mentally Ill
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Insanity Defense
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Mental Disorders
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
South America
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Colombia
Language:
Spanish
Journal:
Med. leg. Costa Rica
Journal subject:
Jurisprudence
Year:
2015
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Colombia
Institution/Affiliation country:
Instituto Nacional de Medicina Legal y Ciencias Forenses/CO
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Universidad Nacional de Colombia/CO
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