Law, neuroscience, and criminal culpability

Claydon, L. (2011) Law, neuroscience, and criminal culpability. In: Freeman, M. , ed. (2011) Law and Neuroscience. (Volume) Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 141-169. ISBN 978019959984

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Abstract

This chapter examines the relationship between explanations of human behaviour drawn from neuroscientific imaging and the approach adopted by the criminal law to establishing the legal framework for evaluating guilt or innocence. It considers what brain imaging may tell us about culpability and concludes by considering whether the present philosophical basis of the law is sufficiently robust to withstand some claims that are being made about what neuroscience tells us about brain states.

Item Type:	Book Section
Uncontrolled Keywords:	law and neuroscience, criminal responsibility,
Faculty/Department:	Faculty of Business and Law
ID Code:	14671
Deposited By:	Dr L. Claydon
Deposited On:	25 May 2011 15:36
Last Modified:	21 Feb 2013 11:46