Editing Diminished responsibility (section)

==English law==
{{further|Diminished responsibility in English law}}
Section 2 of the [[Homicide Act 1957]] states: 

{{boxquote|'''(1)''' Where a person kills or is party to a killing of another, he shall not be convicted of murder if he was suffering from an abnormality of mental functioning which –

'''(a)''' arose from a medical condition

'''(b)''' substantially impaired D's ability to do one or more of the things mentioned in subsection (1A), and

'''(c)''' provides an explanation for D's acts and omissions in doing or being a party to the killing.

'''(1A)''' Those things are –

'''(a)''' to understand the nature of D's conduct;

'''(b)''' to form a rational judgment;

'''(c)''' to exercise self-control.

'''(1B)''' For the purposes of subsection (1)(c), an abnormality of mental functioning provides and explanation of D's conduct if it causes, or is a significant contributory factor in causing, D to carry out that conduct.}}