[Assassination of Henri IV, mental disorders and criminal responsibility].

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  • Jean-Pierre Bouchard
چکیده

On 14th May 1610, François Ravaillac, a delusional mystic, assassinated King Henri IV. Under the Ancien Regime, regicide was considered as a supreme act of patricide and received the ultimate punishment even if the perpetrator showed obvious signs of insanity. What would the situation be today? A study of this notorious historical episode provides a reflection on the way dangerousness linked to mental disorders has been viewed and treated over the last four centuries.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Soins. Psychiatrie

دوره 271  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2010