Law and the human body : property rights, ownership and control /
Do you own your body? Advances in science and the development of genetic databases have added an aura of modern controversy to this long-standing and, as yet, unresolved problem. In particular, English law governing separated human tissue (including organs, DNA and cell-lines) is unsatisfactory. Des...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford ; Portland, Or. :
Hart,
©2007.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Half Title Page; Title Page; Title verso; Acknowledgements; Table of Contents; Table of Cases; Table of Legislation, Rules, European Instruments and Treaties; 1. Introduction; A. Biological Materials and Scientific Research; B. Legal Framework; C. Structure; Part I; 2. Dead Body; 3. Living Body; 4. Human Tissue Act 2004; Part II; 5. Property Rights; 6. Creation and Allocation of Property Rights; 7. Non-proprietary Interests; 8. Conclusion; Index.