The ethics and governance of human genetic databases : European perspectives / edited by Matti Häyry [and others].
| Other author | Häyry, Matti. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2007. |
| Description | xi, 283 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents only |
| Supplemental Content | Publisher description |
| Supplemental Content | Contributor biographical information |
| Subjects |
| Series | Cambridge law, medicine, and ethics Cambridge law, medicine, and ethics. ^A757133 |
| Contents | Introduction : some lessons of ELSAGEN / Vilhjálmur Árnason -- On human genetic databases / Gardar Árnason -- American principles, European values and the mezzanine rules of ethical genetic databanking / Matti Häyry and Tuija Takala -- The languages of privacy / Salvör Nordal -- A sociological perspective : public perceptions of privacy and their trust in institutions managing and regulating genetic databases / Kjell E. Eriksson ... [et al.] -- Estonia / Külliki Korts -- Iceland / Margrét Lilja Gudmundsdóttir and Salvör Nordal -- Sweden / Kjell E. Eriksson -- United Kingdom / Sue Weldon -- Public discourses on human genetic databases / Piia Tammpuu -- Regulating human genetic databases in Europe / Jane Kaye -- Consent and population genetic databases : a comparative analysis of the law in Iceland, Sweden, Estonia and the UK / Hördur Helgi Helgason -- Third parties' interests in population genetic databases : some comparative notes regarding the law in Estonia, Iceland, Sweden and the UK / Lotta Wendel -- Transforming principles of biolaw into national legislation : comparison of four national laws in three aspects / Ants Nõmper -- Governance of population genetic databases : a comparative analysis of legal regulation in Estonia, Iceland, Sweden and the UK / Susan M.C. Gibbons -- The legal jigsaw governing population genetic databases : concluding remarks on the ELSAGEN legal findings / Jane Kaye -- Introduction : ethical questions / Vilhjálmur Árnason -- Pursuing equality : questions of social justice and population genomics / Sarah Wilson and Ruth Chadwick -- Benefit-sharing and biobanks / Kadri Simm -- Genetic discrimination / Lena Halldenius -- Privacy / Salvör Nordal -- Trust / Margit Sutrop -- Informed consent and human genetic database research / Sigurdur Kristinsson and Vilhjálmur Árnason -- The impact of biobanks on ethical frameworks / Ruth Chadwick and Mark Cutter -- Genetics, rhetoric and policy / Gardar Árnason -- Genetic databases and governance / Rainer Kattel -- Bioethical analysis of the results : how well do laws and regulations address people's concerns? / Matti Häyry and Tuija Takala. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 257-275) and index. |
| LCCN | 2007277946 |
| ISBN | 0521856620 (hardback) |
| ISBN | 9780521856621 (hardback) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Joyner | General Stacks | QH438.7 .E833 2007 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |