The Future of Law: How Neuroscience is Reshaping the Legal System

Authors

  • Amir Latif Bhatti Assistant Sessions Judge, Karachi South, Sindh, Pakistan.
  • Dr. Sardar Ali Shah Assistant Professor, Incharge Director, Institute of Law, University of Sindh, Jamshoro, Sindh, Pakistan.
  • Dr. Abdul Rehman Bhatti Dean, Faculty of Law, Shah Abdul Latif University, Khairpur, Sindh, Pakistan.
  • Saba Karim LLM Scholar, Institute of Law, University of Sindh, Jamshoro, Sindh, Pakistan.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.55737/qjssh.155931277

Keywords:

Neuro-Law, Neuroscience, Jurisprudence, Justice System, Legal Dilemmas, Human Cognition, Court Rulings

Abstract

A fascinating new field: Neuro-law is the branch of study that coordinates the brain and the law. This area has recently become quite popular because of finding new phenomena and changes that have occurred in the course of the latest neuroscience that allow making the existing general laws and improve the justice system. Neuro-law is the branch that developed its popularity at the beginning of the 1990s when people started discovering how their brain operates. It is almost imperative today in many a legal field to address complex problems with Balances of modern concepts. One of the major concerns of neuro-law is to establish what can neuroscience do for law and how can judges decide cases in a more rational and just manner. The work explores how human minds and actions entwined with legal concepts such as accountability of innocence and guilt are interconnected. This research is committed to having balanced laws and having a deeper understanding of how our mind functions. Neuro-law has led to a very important shift in science and society. Many times people are learning how their brain plays a role in dictating their actions. That is due to its impact on the law-making process, how justice is handled in the court of law, and how the society is built to be equal.

Author Biography

  • Dr. Sardar Ali Shah, Assistant Professor, Incharge Director, Institute of Law, University of Sindh, Jamshoro, Sindh, Pakistan.

    sardar.shah@usindh.edu.pk

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2024-06-30

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Bhatti, A. L., Shah, S. A., Bhatti, A. R., & Karim, S. (2024). The Future of Law: How Neuroscience is Reshaping the Legal System. Qlantic Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities, 5(2), 413-420. https://doi.org/10.55737/qjssh.155931277