Inclusión de neuroderechos en el régimen ecuatoriano.

Abstract

The relationship between Law and neurotechnology is an exciting one. Its impact extends from mental privacy and a person's own identity to civil liability. This research work delves into the so-called neuro-rights, opening up a definitive and indispensable controversy about the gradual role of neurotechnologies in our world and their great disruptive potential, to the point of transforming our very sense of self. The basic and universal safeguards, which constitute an insurmountable limit for these technologies and which can be adhered to national and international legislation on fundamental rights, with the purpose of establishing their respective support. The constitutional reform undertaken by Chile and Spain's Charter of Digital Rights are two different paths to the same end: to regulate and protect human rights in the face of advances in neurotechnology. The current advances in this field revolutionize the treatment of many medical conditions, which is why the inclusion of these neuro-rights to the Ecuadorian regime is being analyzed. However, for some, such advances could exacerbate social inequity and offer corporations, hackers and international governments the opportunity to exploit and manipulate the human mind. For this reason, it has been suggested that the development of any type of neurotechnology should be accompanied by a normative support aimed at the neuroprotection of privacy, identity and equity of individuals.