The 1930 Italian Criminal Code, inspired on this point by the Positive School(104),…
Similar measures based on the assessment of an individual’s social dangerousness…
The topic of the imputability crisis, the relationship between dangerousness and…
Neuroscience has in fact revived the age-old debate on issues of free will, determinism…
1. Neuroscience and forensic science…
To understand the importance of the contribution of neuroscience within the criminal…
Neuroscientists’ techniques for studying the brain have been used for decades in…
I do not really understand myself these days. I am supposed to be an average reasonable and intelligent young man. However, lately (I cannot recall when it started) I have been a victim of many unusual and irrational thoughts.…
and concluded by asking for an autopsy to determine whether his violent instincts…
The Italian judgments launched a debate among jurists on the usefulness of neuroscientific…
2. Neurolaw…
Certainly, neuroscientific discoveries are destined to increase, and it is up to…
Neurolaw(138) approaches could therefore be multiple, with neuroscience findings influencing legislation. However, not all experts agree that there is a need for greater integration of neuroscience and law reform, and it should be noted that not all neuroscientific findings appear to be accepted and indisputable, which ultimately discredits the findings themselves, especially given the speed at which neuroscience is changing so that today’s innovative result appears outdated tomorrow. Furthermore, it is difficult to understand where «we draw the line between person-to-person variation and a serious abnormality that caused a crime to be committed»(139);…
3. Neurointervention like crime prevetion…
Finally, it is worth mentioning the recent issue of Neurointerventions as crime prevention,…
In conclusion, the debate on neuroscience and its application in law is still open,…
It is clear that in the face of the challenges awaiting criminal law, adopting a…
