The Role of Soft Law in the Regulation and Governance of Human Rights Challenges Posed by Neurotechnology.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Navarro, Marta Sosa.

Series:

Studi di diritto dell'economia ; 6

Language:

Italian

Subjects (All):

Soft law.

Human rights.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (225 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Torino : Giappichelli, 2025.

Summary:

This book explores the role of soft law in regulating and governing human rights challenges posed by emerging technologies, specifically neurotechnology and artificial intelligence. It examines the theoretical foundations of international soft law, its application to human rights protection, and its interaction with hard law instruments. Key topics include privacy, freedom of thought, physical integrity, and disability rights, alongside the ethical implications of neurotechnology in dual-use contexts such as military applications. The book also analyzes regional and international initiatives aimed at creating a rights-based governance framework, contributing to the United Nations' sustainable development goals. Intended for scholars, policymakers, and legal professionals, it provides a comprehensive study of soft law's potential in addressing complex regulatory gaps in the era of technological convergence. Generated by AI.

Contents:

Cover

Occhiello

Dedica

Index

List of abbreviations

Foreword

Acknowledgements

Introduction. Data society human rights and neurotechnology

1. The Data Society

2. “Voluntary” disclosure of personal and neural data

3. Structure of the book

Part I. Ttheoretical foundations of international soft law in the regulation of emerging technologies: the case of neurotechnologies

Chapter 1. Neurotechnology: definition of the object and scope of analysis

1. Neurotechnology: concept and origin

2. From the lab to the market

3. Systems of classification

4. Introduction to the neuro-rights debate

Chapter 2. Emerging technologies and international soft law: new challenges to old problems

1. The role of soft law in the governance of emerging technologies

2. The difficult task of defining international soft law

3. The theory of the triple function of soft law

Part II. Neurotechnologies and international human rights law

Introduction

Chapter 3. Analyzing safeguards provided by the international human rights system of protection in era of neurotechnology

1. Framework of analysis: the horizontal approach to human rightsand the significant role of soft law in ensuring effective humanrights due diligence in the neurotechnology context

2. Neural data and the right to privacy

3. Right to freedom of thought

4. Right to physical integrity: a reply to Ienca’s and Andorno’s mental integrity reconceptualization proposal

5. Special focus on disability rights and neurotechonology

Chapter 4. State’s positive obligations, neurotechnology and sustainable development goals: what is the potential contribution of this technology to the un’s agenda 2030? Generated by AI.

Notes:

M. Sosa Navarro teaches at the Università Milano-Bicocca of Milan.

Includes bibliographical references.

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ISBN:

9791221161656

OCLC:

1512319508