Neuro-science and jurisdiccional procedure
past and present. Future?
Keywords:
Silence, Self-incrimination, Deception, Risk, Lie detectionAbstract
Recent advances in neurosciences show an important number of significant changes in the judicial process. fMRI and other techniques could theoretically determine patterns of personality and severe mental illness, which would be particularly relevant for developing Esta investigación fue realizada en gran medida con los materiales y en las instalaciones disponibles en el Instituto Max Planck de Luxemburgo. Quisiera agradecer a su personal, y en especial a su Director Burkhard HESS, su apoyo en la citada labor. future patterns of dangerous behavior. Scientists also talk about the the possibility of detecting deception. However, all these scientific results are not still confirmed and lack much more rigorous study. Nevertheless, in this paper the future parameters of respect for human rights are laid down. The future judicial authorization of these techniques in this respect must be very different from the current one.