Principles of international biolaw : seeking common ground at the intersection of bioethics and human rights

Rapid advances in genetics and medicine present both opportunities and threats to
the advancement of human rights and public health in this era of globalization. While
such advances contribute significantly to progress against disease, they may also pose
profound global public policy concerns in that the ethical and policy considerations
that follow from scientific advances lag far behind. In this context, the aim of this
book is to present the current global efforts to develop common principles relating to
biomedicine. Section I sets forth the pivotal role that the principle of human dignity
plays in this domain, and identifies a number of other principles that can be drawn
from the recent international policy documents on bioethics. Section II provides
detailed commentaries on recent international instruments relating to biomedicine
adopted by UNESCO and the Council of Europe. Section III elaborates upon specific
biomedical human rights issues that are the subject of contemporary international
standard-setting efforts, including biomedical research, population biobanks, genetic
testing, and advance directives. Essays in each of these sections examine the extent to
which promoting and protecting human rights has created a common framework for
contemporary international lawmaking in the field of biomedicine and the strengths
and limitations of international law as a tool for advancing biomedical human rights.

Product details

• Authors: Roberto Andorno, ANDORNO 1RE ED 2013, Andorno Roberto, Roberto Andorno
• Publisher: Bruylant
• Languages: English, French
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 08.10.2013
• EAN: 9782802742012
• ISBN: 978-2-8027-4201-2
• No. of pages: 219
• Dimensions: 160 mm x 240 mm x 10 mm
• Weight: 350 g
• Series: Droit, bioéthique et société; Droit, bioéthique et société, n° 1; Droit, bioéthique et société, n° 16; Droit, bioéthique et société, n° 16; Droit, bioéthique et société, n° 1; Droit, bioéthique et société, n° 15; Droit, bioéthique et société
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Law