Lyons. The legal world is interested in neuroscience
At the stage of other professionals, legal practitioners use, perhaps without knowing it, the contributions of neuroscience. The Institute for Studies and Research on Law and Justice (IERDJ) aims to pursue the exploration of this field which is still insufficiently invested in research. His work demonstrates that neuroscience irrigates all branches of law and that the use of neuroimaging during proceedings is increasingly frequent.
What effects on decision-making
Magistrates, lawyers, clerks, law students took part in this symposium, introduced by Valérie Sagant, director of the IERDJ, and by Michael Janas, president of the Lyon judicial court, in the large court room, rue Servient, in Lyon 3rd.
Several speakers followed one another, in the form of conferences or round tables, to enlighten the participants on neuroscience, its decision-making processes and its effects on decision-making in the courts.
The day ended in the form of questions: beyond their contributions, what difficulties do we face with new discoveries on brain function? How can legal and justice professionals respond to these challenges?