Provocation and Diminished Capacity in Nordic Criminal Law: Two Rationales for Mitigating Crimes of Violence Committed in an Agitated State of Mind
One of the key distinctions when assessing crimes of violence, such as intentional homicide and assault, is that between acts committed in ‘cold’ and ‘hot blood’. The last term refers to acts committed in an intense emotional state, usually in response to a perceived insult from the victim. In the...
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University of Bergen
2023-12-01
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| Series: | Bergen Journal of Criminal Law and Criminal Justice |
| Online Access: | https://boap.uib.no/index.php/BJCLCJ/article/view/4098 |