Grumblers and the querulous behavior from the point of view of criminal sciences

Abstract

The paper examines the phenomena of morbid querulous behavior in the form of vexatious litigation and petitioning. It treats the subject from both the perspective of forensic psychiatry and criminal law.

Keywords

• querulence
• querulous petitioning
• vexatious litigant
• insanity
• paranoid personality disorder
• contempt of court
• verbal offences
• violence against public authority