Synthetic biology between challenges and risks: a legal perspective

Looking for a (constitutionally oriented) regulatory framework and a model of governance for a new emerging technology

Ilaria Anna Colussi (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

400 Seiten

2013
Scholars' Press (Verlag)
978-3-639-51689-0 (ISBN)

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Synthetic biology, a converging science and technology characterized by the adoption of an engineering approach to life, shows several applications. However, it could also generate numerous risks. This work aims at individuating a regulatory framework and a model of governance for addressing the risks arising within synthetic biology area. This is to ensure that the progress is not hindered but, at the same time, the problematic issues are not neglected. The suggested model is named prudent vigilance (inspired by the report about synthetic biology, drafted by the U.S. Presidential Commission on Bioethics, 2010). It entails: (a) an ongoing and periodically revised assessment and management of the risks, assembling all the stakeholders in a democratic way, and (b) the adoption of policies, from the "top down" and "bottom up" levels, that are based on the principle of proportionality (among benefits and risks), on a reasonable balancing between different interests and rights at stake, and on a constitutional frame, i.e. the protection of human rights. In the end, the operability of the model is checked by considering, as a case study, the biosecurity risks of synthetic biology.

Ilaria Anna Colussi is an Italian qualified attorney and Ph.D. in Comparative and European Legal Studies (curriculum: Public Law), with the label of Doctor Europaeus , from the University of Trento (Italy). Her research interests lie in the area of law, genetics and new technologies from the perspectives of constitutional law and human rights law.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	7.8.2013
Sprache	englisch
Maße	150 x 220 mm
Gewicht	612 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Beruf / Finanzen / Recht / Wirtschaft ► Familienrecht
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Beruf / Finanzen / Recht / Wirtschaft ► Recht / Sonstiges
Schlagworte	Governance
ISBN-10	3-639-51689-3 / 3639516893
ISBN-13	978-3-639-51689-0 / 9783639516890
Zustand	Neuware