Minds, Freedoms and Rights

Analysing the impact of negative and positive human rights for the mind to determine possibilities for neurotechnology in criminal justice.

Examines the possibilities offered by cognitive sciences in conducting risk assessments and management. This book informs lawyers, ethicists, and policymakers about the implications of negative and positive human rights for neurorehabilitation in criminal justice. This title is also available as open access on Cambridge Core.Recent developments in the cognitive sciences, particularly the emergence of neurotechnologies and their potential applications in a variety of contexts, have prompted a debate on what freedoms and rights people have in relation to their brains and minds. Lawyers and philosophers are especially interested in the possibilities offered by the neurosciences in conducting risk assessments and risk management. Minds, Freedoms and Rights deepens our understanding of these legal issues by investigating the human rights that relate to the mind and by exploring their implications for possible uses for neurotechnology for criminal rehabilitation or 'neurorehabilitation'. By harnessing and integrating both legal and ethical perspectives, the authors establish possible uses of neurorehabilitation that are cutting-edge yet simultaneously protect and respect human rights and freedoms. This title is also available as open access on Cambridge Core.