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The Law and Ethics of Medical Research

International Bioethics and Human Rights

By: Aurora Plomer

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The Law and Ethics of Medical Research

International Bioethics and Human Rights

By: Aurora Plomer

The growing globalization of medical research and the application of new biotechnologies in morally contested areas has forced a revision of international ethical guidelines. This book examines the controversies surrounding biomedical research in the twenty-first century from a human rights perspective, analyzing the evolution and changes in form and content of international instruments regulating the conduct of biomedical research. The approach adopted is comparative and includes an evaluation of human rights and UK and US law on embryonic stem cell research, the HIV/AIDS trials in the developing world, the Alder Hey Inquiry and the human radiation and nerve gas experiments on human subjects in the US and the UK. This is the first book to analyze some of the major issues in biomedical research today from an international, comparative human rights perspective.

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1135338329

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Patents, Human Rights and Access to Science

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Patents, Human Rights and Access to Science

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The new millennium has been described as ‘the century of biology’, but scientific progress and access to medicines has been marred by global disputes over ownership of the science by universities and private companies. This book examines the challenges posed by the modern patent system to the right of everyone to access the benefits of science in international law. Aurora Plomer retraces the genesis and evolution of the key Articles in the UN system (Article 27 UDHR and Article 15 ICESCR). She combines the historiography of these Articles with a novel perspective on the moral foundations of rights of access to science to draw out implications for today’s controversies on patents in the life-sciences. The analysis suggests that access to science as a fundamental right requires both freedom from political and religious interference and the existence of enabling research institutions and educational facilities which promote the flow of knowledge through transparent and open structures. From this perspective, the global patent system is shown to fail spectacularly when it comes to the human rights ideal of universal access to science. The book concludes that a fundamental restructuring of patent institutions is required, in which democratic oversight of patent policies would ensure meaningful realization of the right of everyone to access the benefits of science. Students and scholars of international law, particularly those focusing on intellectual property and human rights, will find this book to be of considerable interest. It will also be of use to practitioners in the field.

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Edward Elgar Publishing

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The Law and Ethics of Medical Research

International Bioethics and Human Rights

By: Aurora Plomer

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International Bioethics and Human Rights

By: Aurora Plomer

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1135338329

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9781135338329

Patents, Human Rights and Access to Science

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Edward Elgar Publishing

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1783475935

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9781783475933

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The Law and Ethics of Medical Research

The Law and Ethics of Medical Research

Patents, Human Rights and Access to Science

Patents, Human Rights and Access to Science

The Law and Ethics of Medical Research

The Law and Ethics of Medical Research

Patents, Human Rights and Access to Science

Patents, Human Rights and Access to Science

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