International Neurolaw: A Comparative Analysis

✍ Scribed by Tade Matthias Spranger (auth.), Tade Matthias Spranger (eds.)

• Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
• Year: 2012
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 413
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Whereas the past few years have repeatedly been referred to as the “era of biotechnology”, most recently the impression has emerged that at least the same degree of attention is being paid to the latest developments in the field of neurosciences. It has now become nearly impossible to maintain an overview of the number of research projects dealing with the functionality of the brain – for example concerning its organizational structure – or projects dealing with the topics of legal responsibility, brain-computer interface applications, neuromarketing, lie detection or mind reading. These procedures are connected to a number of legal questions concerning the framework conditions of research projects as well as the right approach to the findings generated. Given the primary importance of the topic for the latest developments, it is essential to compare the different legal systems and strategies that they offer for dealing with these legal implications. Therefore, the book International Neurolaw – A Comparative Analysis contains several country reports from around the world, as well as those of international organizations such as UNESCO, in order to show the different legal approaches to the topic and possible interactions.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-xi
Neurosciences and the Law: An Introduction....Pages 1-10
Neuroscience and Law: Australia....Pages 11-42
Country Report: Austria....Pages 43-65
Brain zil Imaging: Challenges for the Largest Latin American Country....Pages 67-88
Research Ethics Challenges in Neuroimaging Research: A Canadian Perspective....Pages 89-101
The Council of Europe’s Next “Additional Protocol on Neuroscientific Research”?....Pages 103-116
Legal Landscape of Neuroscientific Research and Its Applications in Finland....Pages 117-135
The Obtainment and Use of Neuroscientific Knowledge in France....Pages 137-152
Legal Implications of Neuroscientific Instruments with Special Regard to the German Constitutional Order....Pages 153-178
Neurolaw in Greece: An Overview....Pages 179-196
Neuroscience and Converging Technologies in Italy: From Free Will Approach to Humans as Not Disconnected Entities ....Pages 197-213
Neurolaw in Japan....Pages 215-225
Neuroscientific Evidence and Criminal Responsibility in the Netherlands....Pages 227-256
Neuroscience and the Law in New Zealand....Pages 257-267
Switzerland: Brain Research and the Law....Pages 269-287
Neuroethics and Neurolaw in Turkey....Pages 289-303
Neuroscientific Evidence in the English Courts....Pages 305-328
Neurolaw and UNESCO Bioethics Declarations....Pages 329-347
Law and Neuroscience in the United States....Pages 349-380
Summary: Neurolaw in an International Comparison....Pages 381-411

✦ Subjects

Public International Law; Medical Law; Neurobiology; Philosophy of Medicine; Theories of Law, Philosophy of Law, Legal History