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Legal insanity is an intensely debated element of criminal law. Not just the insanity defense as such has been challenged, but also its components and related issues have given rise to numerous controversies and arguments. Lawyers, psychologists, psychiatrists, ethicists, and, increasingly, neuroscientists are participating in these debates.
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Meynen, G. (2016). Concluding Observations on the Present and Future of Insanity. In: Legal Insanity: Explorations in Psychiatry, Law, and Ethics. International Library of Ethics, Law, and the New Medicine, vol 71. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-44721-6_8
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