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Tova Bennet

Biträdande universitetslektor

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An integrated model for criminal responsibility in action: How Swedish criminal law operates without an insanity defence

Författare

  • Tova Bennet

Summary, in English

In nearly all criminal justice systems, a defendant’s severe mental disorder can trigger special rules that excuse or exempt the defendant. Swedish criminal law adopts an alternative approach that considers all defendants to be equal in terms of accountability, or capacity for responsibility, and lacks any rules that excuse or exempt a defendant with a severe mental disorder or disability. This paper presents the first
comprehensive study of how Swedish criminal law functions without an insanity defence. The analysis focuses on the legal assessment of mens rea and offers observations regarding the Swedish model that are of particular relevance for discussions concerning the potential and pitfalls of an ‘‘integrated’’ model for criminal responsibility.

Avdelning/ar

  • Straffrätt
  • Rätt och utsatthet
  • Health Law
  • Juridiska institutionen

Publiceringsår

2024-05-08

Språk

Engelska

Publikation/Tidskrift/Serie

Criminal Law Forum

Dokumenttyp

Artikel i tidskrift

Förlag

Springer Nature

Ämne

  • Law

Nyckelord

  • Insanity defence
  • Integrated model
  • Criminal responsibility
  • mental disorder
  • Forensic psychiatry
  • Straffrätt

Aktiv

Published

Forskningsgrupp

  • Criminal Law
  • Law and Vulnerabilities
  • Health Law

ISBN/ISSN/Övrigt

  • ISSN: 1572-9850