Lessons from the Breivik case

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Professor Lisa Bortolotti

“There is no good reason to think that labelling some of Breivik’s beliefs as delusional should have such a significant impact on his accountability. The Breivik case encourages us to move towards a more sophisticated account of the relationship between psychotic symptoms and criminal insanity, according to which psychosis does not necessarily rule out responsibility for action.”

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