Ethics

Law and Neuroscience in Italy

By Adam Kolber

I recently received the information below about an upcoming conference on law and neuroscience in Italy.  Note that the application deadline is quickly approaching:

ESF-COST Conference on

Law and Neuroscience: our growing understanding of the human brain and its impact on the legal system

26-31 October 2009 / Hotel Villa del Mare, Acquafredda di Maratea, Italy

Conference chair: Nikolas Rose, London School of Economics, UK

Scope: The conference will strive to establish a dialogue between neuroscientists, legal practitioners, researchers in socio-legal studies and social scientists, to further mutual understanding and make some realistic evaluations of the potential developments at the intersection of neuroscience and law.

Conference topics:

* legal and societal impact of recent neurobiological research on aggression, impulsivity and anti social conduct;

* impact of brain imaging technologies on the criminal justice system;

* impact of neuroscience on criminal responsibility, sentencing and punishment;

* evidence from current cases in criminal and civil law on the impact of neuroscience on witness credibility and the rules of evidence;

* problems, possibilities and perils of neuroscience based lie detection;

* implications of use of neuroscience for screening, risk prediction and preventive interventions;

* challenges to law and regulation in Europe posed by the neurosciences.

Closing date for applications: 16 July 2009

For more information, please visit www.esf.org/conferences/09302

Full post as published by Neuroethics and Law on July 07, 2009 (boomark / email).