Marius Emberland is professor of international and constitutional law at BI Norwegian Business School, and a partner at Berngaard law firm, Oslo. Holding a D.Phil. from the University of Oxford, an LL.M. from Harvard Law School, and a cand. jur. degree from the University of Oslo, prior to him joining the BI Norwegian Business School faculty Marius was the Norwegian Government's agent before the European Court of Human Rights and UN treaty bodies for more than ten years. He has been legal adviser at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, chief analyst at the Ministry of Justice and Public Security, and associate professor at the Centre for Human Rights, University of Oslo. He currently chairs a government appointed committee tasked to assess the efficacy of the Norwegian Foreign Intelligence Services Act 2020, which includes a new regime for the interception of telecommunication data.
Workshop on human rights and neurotechnologies
18 November 2025 
Strasbourg, France
Programme
Introduction
9:00 - 10:00
Moderators:
- Roberto Andorno, Associate Professor of biomedical law and bioethics, University of Zurich, Switzerland
- Anne Forus, Chair of Steering Committee for Human Rights in the fields of Biomedicine and Health (CDBIO) neurotechnologies group
Panellists:
- Luuk Ex, Senior researcher at the Rathenau Instituut
- Anna Austin, Jurist Consult of the European Court of Human Rights
Privacy at risk – Neurotech applications accessing the brain and mental states
10:00 - 12:00
Moderator :
- Mark Bale, member of the Steering Committee for Human Rights in the fields of Biomedicine and Health (CDBIO) neurotechnologies group
- Damaris Carnal, Vice-Chair of the Steering Committee for Human Rights in the fields of Biomedicine and Health (CDBIO)
Panellists:
- Martina Malcheva, Senior Legal Expert at the Constitutional Court of theRepublic of Bulgaria
- Marius Emberland, Professor Public and international law at BI Norwegian Business School
- Respondent: Armen Harutyunyan, former judge of the ECtHR
Self-determination, freedom of thought and integrity at risk – Neurotech applications altering the brain and mental states
12:00 - 13:00
Moderators:
- Timo Istace,Postdoctoral researcher at the University of Antwerp, Belgium
- Laura Palazzani, professor of philosophy of law, LUMSA University, Rome, Italy
Panellists:
- Vassilis Tzevelekos, Member of the UN Human Rights Council Advisory Committee
- Monika Hermanns, Former Justice German Federal Constitutional Court
- Federico Montalvo, Professor at Universidad Pontificia Comillas de Madrid, Spain
- Respondent: Paulo Sergio Pinto de Albuquerque, Professor (Catedrático) of the Católica School of Law, Lisbon, former ECtHR judge, Portugal
Lunch break (13:00 - 14:30)
Self-determination, freedom of thought and integrity at risk – Neurotech applications altering the brain and mental states
14:30 - 16:00
Moderators:
- Timo Istace,Postdoctoral researcher at the University of Antwerp, Belgium
- Laura Palazzani, professor of philosophy of law, LUMSA University, Rome, Italy
Panellists:
- Vassilis Tzevelekos, Member of the UN Human Rights Council Advisory Committee
- Monika Hermanns, Former Justice German Federal Constitutional Court
- Federico Montalvo, Professor at Universidad Pontificia Comillas de Madrid, Spain
- Respondent: Paulo Sergio Pinto de Albuquerque, Professor (Catedrático) of the Católica School of Law, Lisbon, former ECtHR judge, Portugal
Conclusion
16:30 - 18:00
Moderator:
- Laurence Lwoff, Head of the CoE Health Division
- Milena Costas, former member of the UN Human Rights Advisory Council
Panellists:
- Tomáš Doležal, Chair of the Steering Committee for Human Rights in the fields of Biomedicine and Health (CDBIO)
- Krista Oinonen, Chair of the Steering Committee for Human Rights (CDDH)
- Alessandra Pierucci, Member of the Committee of Convention 108 (T-PD)
Documents
Report of the rapporteurs Workshop on human rights and neurotechnologies
Report Analysis of the existing European human rights framework concerning the human rights issues raised by neurotechnologies and their applications | Roberto Andorno
General Briefing of the Workshop on Human rights and neurotechnologies
United Nations
- Resolution 58/6 on neurotechnology and human rights adopted by the Human Rights Council | 2025
- Foundations and principles for the regulation of neurotechnologies and the processing of neurodata from the perspective of the right to privacy | 2025
- Impact, opportunities and challenges of neurotechnology with regard to the promotion and protection of all human rights, Report of the Human Rights Council Advisory Committee | 2024
UNESCO
OSCE
Context
This workshop will explore whether and how human rights law in its current form can serve as an effective legal framework to address the challenges arising from the increasing use and development of neurotechnologies.
Recordings
Morning
Afternoon
Speakers & Moderators
Speakers and moderators are being confirmed progressively, with updates shared on this webpage as they become available.