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Neurolaw in the Courtroom: Comparative Perspectives on Vulnerable Defendants
This work brings together interdisciplinary and leading perspectives to discuss the use and relevancy of neuroscience at trial, and how it is currently benefiting and impacting vulnerable defendants, such as immature defendants, mentally disordered offenders and unfit to plead defendants, in global criminal trials.
| Author(s) | Edited by Hannah Wishart, Colleen M. Berryessa. |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Format | Hardback |
| Pages | 118 |
| Published in | United Kingdom |
| Published | 18 Oct 2023 |
| Availability | POD |
This work brings together interdisciplinary and leading perspectives to discuss the use and relevancy of neuroscience at trial, and how it is currently benefiting and impacting vulnerable defendants, such as immature defendants, mentally disordered offenders and unfit to plead defendants, in global criminal trials.
Introduction; 1. Vulnerable defendants and neuroscience in courtrooms worldwide; 2. Offering neurotechnology to defendants: On vulnerability, voluntariness, and consent; 3. Vulnerable defendants: Redefining decision-making through the lenses of neuroscien
Hannah Wishart is a Lecturer in Law at the University of Sunderland and a PhD Candidate at the School of Law, University of Manchester. Colleen M. Berryessa is an Assistant Professor at the Rutgers University School of Criminal Justice.
