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Biotechnologies and international human rights /

This book follows and complements the previous volume Biotechnology and International Law (Hart 2006) bringing a specific focus on human rights. It is the result of a collaborative effort which brings together the contributions of a select group of experts from academia and from international organi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Francioni, Francesco
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford ; Portland, Or. : Hart Pub., ©2007.
Colección:Studies in international law (Oxford, England) ; v. 13.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Genetic resources, biotechnology and human rights: the international legal framework
  • State responsibility for violations of basic principles of bioethics
  • Ethical pluralism and the regulation of modern biotechnology
  • Consolidating bio-rights in Europe
  • UNESCO standard-setting activities on bioethics: speak softly and carry a big stick
  • The normative spectrum of an ethically-inspired legal instrument: the 2005 Universal Declaration on Bioethics and Human Rights
  • Agricultural biotechnology and the right to food
  • A case study of the European Union's regulation of GMOs: environment, health, consumer rights and economic freedom
  • Biogenetic resources and indigenous peoples' rights
  • Biotechnology, human rights and international economic law
  • Genetic engineering, trade, and human rights
  • Patents, biotechnology and human rights: the preservation of biodiverse resources for future generations
  • Citizens' rights and participation in the regulation of biotechnology
  • Offensive military applications of biotechnologies: loopholes in the law?