Criminal Responsibility and Challenges in the Criminal Justice System for People with Intellectual Disability in Norway
The purpose of this article is to present and discuss Norwegian legislation concerning intellectual disability and criminal responsibility. Current legislation has an internationally unique feature, in that the rules governing criminal responsibility are based on what is known as the medical princip...
Main Authors: | Erik Søndenaa, Christine Friestad, Birgitte Storvik, Berit Johnsen |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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University of Bergen
2019-09-01
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Series: | Bergen Journal of Criminal Law and Criminal Justice |
Online Access: | https://boap.uib.no/index.php/BJCLCJ/article/view/2882 |
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