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Ethics, law, and society : edited by Jennifer Gunning and Søren Holm. Volume I /

Contributor(s): Gunning, Jennifer | Holm, Søren, 1963- | Kenway, IanSeries: Ethics, law, and society ; 1.Publication details: Aldershot : Ashgate, c2005- Description: 280p ill. ; 24 cmISBN: 0754645835 (v. 1) :; 9780754645832Subject(s): Applied ethics | Law | CivilizationDDC classification: 170 LOC classification: BJ1581.2. | E85 2005Online resources: Table of contents
Contents:
Introduction, Jennifer Gunning and Soren Holm; Bioethics: Therapeutic and reproductive cloning - a scientific perspective, Richard Gardner; Stem cells, patents and ethics, Peter Whittaker; Recent issues in assisted reproduction: evolutions in science, law and ethics, Peter Mills; Why do research on human brains?, Margaret Esiri; Bioethics in Europe, Berit Faber; A penny for your thoughts - ethics in sponsored research, Hilde W. Nagell; Ethical issues in evidence based medicine, Ruud ter Meulen; Health economics and access to treatment, Sam Salek; Clinical ethics committees in Europe: assistance in medical decisions, fora for democratic debates or bodies to monitor basic rights?, Guy Lebeer; Human dignity and the UNESCO declaration on the human genome, Roberto Andorno. Ethics and Society: Theft of DNA: do we need a new criminal offence, Loane Skene; Environmental ethics, environmental problems and the ethics of science, Robin Attfield; Ecological modernisation and the precautionary principle, Robert Lee and Elen Stokes; Agriculture: some principles and lessons for sustainability, Jules Pretty; Applying the notion of sustainability - dilemmas and the need for dialogue, Christian Gamborg and Peter Sandoe; GM resistant: Europe and the WTO panel dispute on biotech products, Robert Lee; Food ethics, Ben Mepham; The ethics of journalism: a summing-up for Lord Hutton, Ian Hargreaves; In search of ethical business leadership: time to mix our metaphors, Ken Peattie; Only connect - broadband provision and social inclusion, Ian Kenway. Human Rights: Human rights - what hope? Human dignity - what scope?, Roger Brownsword; Harmonising human rights in Europe, Rick Lawson; Ugly, deformed and grubby: the Common Law and human rights, Luke Clements; Holding multinational corporations accountable for breaches of human rights, Celia Wells and Juanita Elias. Commentaries: The health professional and the dying patient, Mark Fish; Legitimate authority, just cause and the decision to invade Iraq, Gregory Reichberg; Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) - an odd new challenge, Norman Vetter; Designing donors, Shaun Pattinson; Separating conjoined twins: the case of Ladan and Laleh Bijani, Stephen Wilkinson; Brain research and neuroethics, Martha J. Farah, Paul Root Wolpe, Arthur Caplan; Who has the right to determine the fate of their embryos, Gillian Douglas; Internet governance, Ian Kenway; Index.
Production credits: Ian Kenway additional editor for vol. 4.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction, Jennifer Gunning and Soren Holm; Bioethics: Therapeutic and reproductive cloning - a scientific perspective, Richard Gardner; Stem cells, patents and ethics, Peter Whittaker; Recent issues in assisted reproduction: evolutions in science, law and ethics, Peter Mills; Why do research on human brains?, Margaret Esiri; Bioethics in Europe, Berit Faber; A penny for your thoughts - ethics in sponsored research, Hilde W. Nagell; Ethical issues in evidence based medicine, Ruud ter Meulen; Health economics and access to treatment, Sam Salek; Clinical ethics committees in Europe: assistance in medical decisions, fora for democratic debates or bodies to monitor basic rights?, Guy Lebeer; Human dignity and the UNESCO declaration on the human genome, Roberto Andorno. Ethics and Society: Theft of DNA: do we need a new criminal offence, Loane Skene; Environmental ethics, environmental problems and the ethics of science, Robin Attfield; Ecological modernisation and the precautionary principle, Robert Lee and Elen Stokes; Agriculture: some principles and lessons for sustainability, Jules Pretty; Applying the notion of sustainability - dilemmas and the need for dialogue, Christian Gamborg and Peter Sandoe; GM resistant: Europe and the WTO panel dispute on biotech products, Robert Lee; Food ethics, Ben Mepham; The ethics of journalism: a summing-up for Lord Hutton, Ian Hargreaves; In search of ethical business leadership: time to mix our metaphors, Ken Peattie; Only connect - broadband provision and social inclusion, Ian Kenway. Human Rights: Human rights - what hope? Human dignity - what scope?, Roger Brownsword; Harmonising human rights in Europe, Rick Lawson; Ugly, deformed and grubby: the Common Law and human rights, Luke Clements; Holding multinational corporations accountable for breaches of human rights, Celia Wells and Juanita Elias. Commentaries: The health professional and the dying patient, Mark Fish; Legitimate authority, just cause and the decision to invade Iraq, Gregory Reichberg; Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) - an odd new challenge, Norman Vetter; Designing donors, Shaun Pattinson; Separating conjoined twins: the case of Ladan and Laleh Bijani, Stephen Wilkinson; Brain research and neuroethics, Martha J. Farah, Paul Root Wolpe, Arthur Caplan; Who has the right to determine the fate of their embryos, Gillian Douglas; Internet governance, Ian Kenway; Index.

Ian Kenway additional editor for vol. 4.