Biotechnologies and International Human Rights.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (438 pages)
- Studies in International Law Series .
- Studies in International Law Series .
Half Title Page -- Half Title verso -- Title Page -- Title verso -- Preface -- Contents -- Table of Cases -- Table of European Legislation -- Table of National Legislation -- Table of International Instruments -- Part I: Overview and Cross-cutting Issues -- 1. Genetic Resources, Biotechnology and Human Rights: the International Legal Framework -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. SOVEREIGN RIGHTS AND BIO-GENETIC RESOURCES -- 3. COMMUNITY INTERESTS AND RIGHTS -- 4. INDIVIDUAL AND COLLECTIVE HUMAN RIGHTS -- 5. HUMAN DIGNITY -- 6. NON-DISCRIMINATION -- 7. SELF-DETERMINATION -- 8. THE HUMAN BODY -- 9. ECONOMIC RIGHTS AND BENEFITS -- 10. CONCLUSIONS -- 2. State Responsibility for Violations of Basic Principles of Bioethics -- 1. AN INCREASED BODY OF INTERNATIONAL LEGISLATION LOGICALLY CREATES INCREASED POSSIBILITIES FOR RAISING THE LEGAL RESPONSIBILITY OF STATES IN BREACH OF THEIR INTERNATIONAL OBLIGATIONS -- 2. DIFFICULTIES PERSIST IN TRIGGERING INTERNATIONAL RESPONSIBILITY OF STATES IN THE FIELD OF BIOTECHNOLOGIES -- 3. TOWARDS NEW FLEXIBLE FORMS OF SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY? -- Part II: Bioethics and Human Genetics -- 3. Ethical Pluralism and the Regulation of Modern Biotechnology -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. SINGULARITY OR PLURALITY? -- 3. THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE PLURALITY -- 4. CONCLUSION -- 4. Consolidating Bio-rights in Europe -- 1. THE COMMON VALUE OF RESPECT FOR HUMAN DIGNITY -- 2. THE COMMON VALUE OF RESPECT FOR FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS -- 5. UNESCO Standard-setting Activities on Bioethics: Speak Softly and Carry a Big Stick -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION ON THE HUMAN GENOME AND HUMAN RIGHTS -- 3. THE INTERNATIONAL DECLARATION ON GENETIC DATA -- 4. IMPLEMENTATION AND FOLLOW-UP MEASURES OF THE DECLARATIONS -- 5. CONCLUDING REMARKS. 6. The 'Normative Spectrum' of an Ethically-inspired Legal Instrument: The 2005 Universal Declaration on Bioethics and Human Rights -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. DOMINANCE OF BIOETHICS: DIVERSIFICATION OF THE ACTORS INVOLVED IN INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS LAW -- 3. CONVERGENCE AND RECONCILIATION OF ETHICAL AND LEGAL PRINCIPLES -- 4. CONCLUSION -- Part III: Economic, Social and Cultural Rights -- 7. Agricultural Biotechnology and the Right to Food -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGIES: CONCEPT AND APPLICATIONS -- 3. THE RIGHT TO FOOD -- 4. THE IMPLICATIONS OF THE USE OF GENETICALLY MODIFIED CROPS FOR THE DIFFERENT COMPONENTS OF THE RIGHT TO FOOD -- 5. THE GOVERNANCE OF GENETICALLY MODIFIED CROPS AND THE RIGHT TO FOOD -- 6. CONCLUSIONS -- 8. A Case Study of the European Union's Regulation of GMOs: Environment, Health, Consumer Rights and Economic Freedom -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. THE DEBATE AROUND GMOS -- 3. THE HUMAN RIGHTS AND FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS RELEVANT TO THE GMOs DEBATE -- 4. THE RULE OF LAW AS THE DEMOCRATIC MEANS TO ADJUDICATE ON CONFLICT -- 5. CONCLUSIONS -- 9. Biogenetic Resources and Indigenous Peoples' Rights -- 1. BIOPROSPECTING OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES' BIOGENETIC RESOURCES -- 2. THE LAST FRONTIER OF BIOIMPERIALISM: HARVESTING GENETIC SAMPLES OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES -- 3. INDIGENOUS PEOPLES IN THE INTERNATIONAL LEGAL ARENA AND THEIR RIGHTS TO GOVERN ACCESS TO THEIR BIOGENETIC MATERIAL -- 4. THE TENSION BETWEEN DIFFERENT INTERNATIONAL LEGAL REGIMES: POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS -- 5. CONCLUSION -- Part IV: Intellectual Property Rights and Trade Issues -- 10. Biotechnology, Human Rights and International Economic Law -- 1. INTRODUCTION: REGULATION OF BIOTECHNOLOGY AS A CHALLENGE FOR THE UNITY AND LEGITIMACY OF INTERNATIONAL LAW -- 2. BIOTECHNOLOGY AND HUMAN RIGHTS: CHALLENGES TO THE LEGITIMACY AND METHODOLOGY OF ECONOMIC LAW. 3. THE 'HUMAN RIGHTS APPROACH' TO TRADE AND BIOTECHNOLOGY ADVOCATED BY THE UN HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS -- 4. INTERNATIONAL TRADE LAW, GMOS AND GM PRODUCTS -- 5. GENETIC ENGINEERING, BIOMEDICINE, HUMAN RIGHTS AND TRADE -- 6. CONCLUSION -- 11. Genetic Engineering, Trade and Human Rights -- 1. THE FOCUS ON TRADE REGULATION -- 2. UNDERLYING ISSUES -- 3. FOUNDATIONS -- 4. THE AMBIGUITY OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN GENETIC ENGINEERING -- 5. THE IMPLICIT RELATIONSHIP OF TRADE RULES AND HUMAN RIGHTS -- 6. SKETCHING ELEMENTS OF FUTURE TRADE REGULATIONS FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY -- 7. CONCLUSION -- 12. Patents, Biotechnology and Human Rights: The Preservation of Biodiverse Resources for Future Generations -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. DEFINING THE INTERESTS AT STAKE -- 3. TOWARDS ACHIEVING COMPLEMENTARITY -- 4. THE CBD, THE INTERNATIONAL PATENT SYSTEM AND HUMAN RIGHTS -- Part V: Participatory Rights and Remedies -- 13. Citizen's Rights and Participation in the Regulation of Biotechnology -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. THE REGULATORY FRAMEWORK OF BIOTECHNOLOGY -- 3. THE INVOLVEMENT OF CITIZENS, GROUPS, AND ORGANISATIONS: CIVIL SOCIETY -- 4. CONCLUSION -- Part VI: International Humanitarian Law -- 14. Offensive Military Applications of Biotechnologies: Loopholes in the Law? -- 1. INTRODUCTION: RELATIONS BETWEEN BIOTECHNOLOGIES AND WARFARE -- 2. ARE OFFENSIVE MILITARY APPLICATIONS OF BIOTECHNOLOGIES PROHIBITED BY IHL? -- 3. IS THE USE OF BIOTECHNOLOGIES AS A METHOD OF WARFARE CONSONANT WITH IHL RULES AND PRINCIPLES? -- 4. CONCLUSIONS -- Index.
This book follows and complements the previous volume Biotechnology and International Law (Hart 2006) bringing a specific focus on human rights.
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Biotechnology industries -- Law and legislation -- Congresses.