@article{ref1,
title="Introducing a standard of legal insanity: the case of Sweden compared to The Netherlands",
journal="International journal of law and psychiatry",
year="2015",
author="Radovic, Susanna and Meynen, Gerben and Bennet, Tova",
volume="40",
number="",
pages="43-49",
abstract="A recent governmental report has suggested that the notion of insanity, which has not been a relevant concept in Swedish criminal law for the last 50years, should be reintroduced into the criminal justice system. This move has generated a debate over the most appropriate criteria to be included in a legal standard for insanity. We consider the fundamental question of whether a legal standard is required when introducing insanity, by looking at a legal system in which legal insanity is available but where no standard is used: The Netherlands. Overall, a review of advantages and disadvantages leads to the conclusion that such a standard is necessary. What exactly should that standard be? Is the development of different &quot;grades&quot; of insanity desirable? Legal considerations concerning what is essentially a legal notion should predominate in making these determinations-informed by psychiatric and other relevant scientific findings.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0160-2527",
doi="10.1016/j.ijlp.2015.04.009",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijlp.2015.04.009"
}