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Criminal responsibility and mental disorder

Tova Bennet听comes from听in Sweden. She听has a degree of Master of Laws from Lund University and PhD, also from Lund. Her PhD project was conducted in affiliation with the Centre for Ethics, Law and Mental Health at听.听

Her PhD-project explored questions related to criminal responsibility and mental disorder in the Swedish context.听

- I am intrigued by the foundational questions and concepts of criminal law and the interaction between law and other sciences, such as psychology and psychiatry, says Bennet.

Tova Bennet听will be to exploring and critically examining the legal concept of psychosis in the Norwegian 鈥楳edical Model鈥� of insanity. She will read and analyse court verdicts to describe the legal practice, and work on further developing empirical legal methods to use in this type of research.听

When asked what she found interesting about the DIMENSIONS project, she is enthusiastic.

鈥樷�橢verything! The theme of criminal responsibility and psychosis (off course), the ambitious interdisciplinary approach involving great researchers from different scientific fields and countries, as well as the commitment to provide new knowledge regarding pressing societal questions that have life changing impact鈥欌��

Philosophy of Criminal Law

Raffaele Rodogno听comes from听听in Denmark, on leave from his position as Associate Professor.听He has a degree in International Relations (including a major in Public International Law) from the听听in Geneva, a master鈥檚 in philosophy of Social Science from the听. He also has a听PhD in Philosophy from the听in Scotland.听

- I have a strong research interest in the Philosophy of Criminal Law and in particular on the affective underpinnings of our punitive practices and of paralegal practices such as restorative justice. 听

Raffaele Rodogno鈥檚 post doctor听position is linked to the philosophical dimension of the project.听He will articulate the philosophical foundations of the Norwegian 鈥淢edical Model鈥� of insanity and place them under intense critical scrutiny.听

Rodogno says that he found many things听interesting about the project.

- Starting with the fact that it bears on a topic of extreme importance, through to its integrative, cross-disciplinary approach, and ending with its excellent researchers, states Rodogno.

Rainy welcome

Although the traditional Bergen weather has given them a rainy welcome, both of them has felt included by听both by the city and the university.

They are looking forward to engage in the research environment at the Faculty, and to discover the nature and culture that Bergen has to offer.

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