MODULES

Module 1 – Carlo Casonato
Artificial intelligence: law and ethics

Module 2 – Cinzia Piciocchi:
Lesson 1. Freedom of care between science and self-determination.
This lecture will analyse some controversial cases that have emerged in different countries in relation to the claim of freedom of choice of non-science-based therapeutic methods.

Lesson 2. The legal protection of animals.
This lesson will analyse the public debate on animal rights, with a particular focus on the scientific use of animals.

Lesson 3. End-of-life choices.
This lesson will cover the current debate about choices at the end of life, outlining some common elements in different countries.

INSTRUCTORS

Carlo Casonato received a PhD in “Fundamental Liberties in Comparative Law” (1996) from the University of Trento and is now a full professor of Comparative Constitutional Law.
In 2003 he was a visiting professor at the Chicago-Kent College of Law (IIT) where he taught a course on Law and Bioethics.
He conducted research at a number of universities, including Oxford (2012), Harvard (2009), Berkeley (2006), the University of Toronto (2000), the University of Lancaster (1999), the Centre de recherche en Droit public of the Université de Montréal (1995) and the University of the Basque Country in San Sebastian (1993).
He is the director of the Biolaw Project and of a nationally-funded project on “The impact of Biotechnological Innovations on Fundamental Rights: An Interdisciplinary and Comparative Survey” (FIRB). He has also served as President of the Bioethical Committee of the Trento Province and is now vice-President of the University of Trento IRB on human experimentation.

Cinzia Piciocchi
Cinzia Piciocchi is Associate Professor of Comparative Constitutional Law at the Faculty of Law in Trento.
She has been a member of the BioDiritto research group since its foundation.
Her research topics include topics at the intersection of science, ethics and law, cultural diversity and fundamental rights.