Talk:Mental disorder defence
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[edit] vs. insanity article
I know the creation of this article may prove to be controversial as it mirrors the insanity article, however, I feel strongly that the title of "insanity" is not appropriate. The insanity title has been, or is in the process of being, phrased-out by several countries including Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the UK. The new title was chosen very deliberately not to use the word "insanity" thus it would be misleading to put it under the old heading. I would suggest reserving the "mental disorder" title for describing those countries' use of the defence while keeping "insanity" for the US (and any other countries still using the title) verison of the article. --PullUpYourSocks 18:20, 20 July 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Chaulk overruled
The Chaulk case was overruled by the Supreme Court. In Canada, "wrong" includes both legally wrong as well as morally wrong: R. v. Swain (SCC), I believe.
