Ethics, Law and Society: Volume II

Description

This key collection brings together a selection of papers commissioned and published by the Cardiff Centre for Ethics, Law & Society. It incorporates contributions from a group of international experts along with a selection of short opinion pieces written in response to specific ethical issues. The collection addresses issues arising in biomedical and medical ethics ranging from assisted reproductive technologies to the role of clinical ethics committees. It examines broader societal issues with particular emphasis on sustainability and the environment and also focuses on issues of human rights in current global contexts. The contributors collect responses to issues arising from high profile cases such as the legitimacy of war in Iraq to physician-related suicide. The volume will provide a valuable resource for practitioners and academics with an interest in ethics across a range of disciplines. Cover Half Title Title Copyright Contents List of Figures and Tables List of Contributors Acknowledgement List of abbreviations 1 Introduction PART I: BIOETHICS 2 Human Tissue Research, Individual Rights and Bio-banks 3 Umbilical Cord Cell Banking: A Surprisingly Controversial Issue 4 Assisted Reproduction in the Republic of Ireland – A Legal Quagmire 5 Practical Ethics in Search of a Toolbox: Ethics of Science and Technology at the Crossroads 6 'Up in the Sky': Human and Social Sciences' Responses to Genetics 7 Family Decision Making – A Victim to the Hegemony of Autonomy? 8 Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC): Ethical Process PART II: ETHICS AND SOCIETY 9 Restrictive or Engaging: Redefining Public Health Promotion 10 Enemies of Mankind 11 Ethical Challenges in the Conservation of Cultural Material 12 Farming and Food Research: Participation and the Public Good 13 Do Mention the War: Children and Media Coverage of Traumatic Events 14 Reducing Rights in the Name of Convention Compliance: Mental Health Law Reform and the New Human Rights Agenda 15 The Impact of Leadership on Public Policy in Africa: Problems and Opportunities 16 The Child and Family Policy Divide 17 Children and Family Breakdown 18 The Impact of Discrimination on Children 19 Building Resilience: Helping Vulnerable Children Cope PART III: BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL ETHICS 20 The International Financial War against Terrorism: Myths and Reality 21 Ethics and Advertising 22 Self-Regulation and the Market for Legal Services 23 Corporate Responsibility for Children's Diets 24 Do Toy Companies Really Care about Children? Evaluating the Ethics of the Toy Industry PART IV: COMMENTARIES 25 A Taste of the Orange Revolution: Ukraine and the Spirit of Constitutionalism 26 Seroxat – The Power of the Pharmaceutical Industry. The Case for a Better Way to Research, License and Regulate Medicines 27 Doha Developments: The July Package and Agriculture 28 Lawyers and Ethicists Should be Careful When Talking About the Permissibility of Torture 29 You Pays Your Money and You Takes Your Choice? 30 Life After Death: My Life After a Heart and Lung Transplant 31 The Human Rights Act: Is it Working? 32 Fair Trials, Ethics and Saddam Hussein's Trial 33 Expert Evidence on Trial 34 Bhopal: The Disaster Continues Index