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Global Bioethics: The Impact of the UNESCO International Bioethics Committee

By Jonathan D. Moreno , Alireza Bagheri , Stefano Semplici (eds.)

Book information

Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Year
2016
ISBN
978-3-319-22649-1, 978-3-319-22650-7
DOI
10.1007/978-3-319-22650-7
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
5 MB (5530359 bytes)
Series
Advancing Global Bioethics 5
Edition
1
Pages
XX, 201\212
Time added
2015-11-25 16:51:03
Comparative LawEthics; Theory of Medicine/Bioethics; Private InteInternational & Foreign Law

Description

The UNESCO International Bioethics Committee is an international body that sets standards in the field of bioethics. This collection represents the contributions of the IBC to global bioethics. The IBC is a body of 36 independent experts that follows progress in the life sciences and its applications in order to ensure respect for human dignity and freedom. Currently, some of the topics of the IBC contributions have been discussed in the bioethics literature, mostly journal articles. However, this is a unique contribution by the scholars who developed these universal declarations and reports. The contributors have not only provided a scholarly up to date discussion of their research topics, but as members of the IBC they have also discussed specific practical challenges in the development of such international documents. This book will be suited to academics within bioethics, health care policy and international law.

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