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The Use of Neuroscience and Psychological Measurement in England's Court of Protection [PDF]

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychiatry, 2020
The 2005 Mental Capacity Act of England and Wales provides a description in statute law of a test determining if a person lacks “mental capacity” to take a particular decision and describes how the “best interests” of such a person should be determined ...
Andrew McWilliams   +6 more
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Neurorights in History: A Contemporary Review of José M. R. Delgado’s “Physical Control of the Mind” (1969) and Elliot S. Valenstein’s “Brain Control” (1973) [PDF]

open access: yesFrontiers in Human Neuroscience, 2021
Scholars from various disciplines discuss the ethical, legal, and social implications of neurotechnology. Some have proposed four concrete “neurorights”. This review presents the research of two pioneers in brain stimulation from the 1950s to 1970s, José
Stephan Schleim
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The General Public is Neutral on “Neurolaw”

open access: yesVoices in Bioethics, 2015
Over the last ten years, much has been written about the intersection of neuroscience and law and how it may lead us to re-conceptualize punishment and blame.
Joshua Preston
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Judgment and Embodied Cognition of Lawyers. Moral Decision-Making and Interoceptive Physiology in the Legal Field [PDF]

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychology, 2022
Past research showed that the ability to focus on one’s internal states (e.g., interoceptive ability) positively correlates with the self-regulation of behavior in situations that are accompanied by somatic and/or physiological changes, such as emotions,
Laura Angioletti   +5 more
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Neuroscientific and Genetic Evidence in Criminal Cases: A Double-Edged Sword in Germany but Not in the United States? [PDF]

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychology, 2019
Aim of the StudyThe study examines how neurobiological and genetic explanations of psychopathy influence decision-making of German law students about legal and moral responsibility and sentencing of a defendant in a case of manslaughter. Previous studies
Daniela Guillen Gonzalez   +3 more
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Editorial: Neurolaw: The Call for Adjusting Theory Based on Scientific Results [PDF]

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychology, 2020
José M. Muñoz   +2 more
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The “Intellectual Development and Perfection” of a Child in the Light of Neuro-criminal Law; looking at American jurisprudence [PDF]

open access: yesFaṣlnāmah-i Pizhūhish-i Huqūq-i Kiyfarī, 2022
According to Article 91 of the Penal Code, any kind of doubt on the "intellectual development and perfection" of a child causes the punishment of Hadd and Qisas to fall.
Arian Petoft
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