The Right to Identity and Access to Information on Genetic Origin and Parentage

The Right to Identity and Access to Information on Genetic Origin and Parentage discusses recent developments on the right to know one's genetic origins in the context of donor conception. It includes both legal analyses and findings from psychological research, delving not only into the theoretical framework, but, additionally, assessing the practices of counselling and DNA databases.

About the author

MACHTELD VONK is Full Professor of Family Law at the Law Faculty of Radboud University Nijmegen, the Netherlands. Her research focuses on parent- child relationships in contemporary family law. INGRID BOONE is Professor of Family Law at the KU Leuven Faculty of Law and Criminology, Belgium. Her research focuses on the legal design and consequences of the parent- child relationship in various family forms.

Product details

• Assisted by: Ingrid Boone (Editor), Machteld Vonk (Editor)
• Publisher: Intersentia Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 02.04.2024, delayed
• EAN: 9781839704376
• ISBN: 978-1-83970-437-6
• No. of pages: 170
• Weight: 300 g
• Series: European Family Law
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Law > Civil law, civil procedural law