1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910691716703321

Titolo

Chemical manufacturing incident (9 injured) [[electronic resource] ] : Morton International, Inc., Paterson, N.J., April 8, 1998

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Washington, D.C.] : , : U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board, , [1999?]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (ii, 92 pages) : illustrations

Collana

Investigation report ; ; report no. 1998-06-I-NJ

Soggetti

Hazardous substances - Accidents - Investigation - New Jersey

Chemical plants - Accidents - New Jersey

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from title screen.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910254542103321

Autore

Chennells Roger Scarlin

Titolo

Equitable Access to Human Biological Resources in Developing Countries : Benefit Sharing Without Undue Inducement / / by Roger Scarlin Chennells

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2016

ISBN

3-319-19725-8

Edizione

[1st ed. 2016.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (206 p.)

Disciplina

610.1

174.2

Soggetti

Medical ethics

Law—Philosophy

Law

Social structure

Equality

Medical laws and legislation

Theory of Medicine/Bioethics

Theories of Law, Philosophy of Law, Legal History

Social Structure, Social Inequality

Medical Law



Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Exploitation -- Common Heritage of Humankind -- The Altruism Argument -- The ‘No Value Added’ Argument -- Justice and Exploitation in Bilateral Exchanges -- Undue Inducement and Coercion -- Risks to Indigenous Peoples as Vulnerable Population -- Closing Chapter.

Sommario/riassunto

The main question explored by the book is: How can cross-border access to human genetic resources, such as blood or DNA samples, be governed in such a way as to achieve equity for vulnerable populations in developing countries?  The book situates the field of genomic and genetic research within global health and research frameworks, describing the concerns that have been raised about the potential unfairness in exchanges during recent decades. Access to and sharing in the benefits of human biological resources are aspects not regulated by any international legal framework such as the Convention on Biological Diversity, which applies only to the exchange of plants, animals and microorganisms, as well as to associated traditional knowledge. Examples of genetic research perceived as exploitative are provided in order to illustrate the legal vacuum concerning the global governance of human genetic resources. The main conclusions drawn from the legal and ethical analysis are: • Benefit sharing is crucial in order to avoid the exploitation of developing countries in human genetic research. • With functioning research ethics committees, undue inducement is less of a concern in genetic research than in other areas of medical research (e.g. clinical trials). • Concerns remain over research involving indigenous populations; accordingly, recommendations are provided. In drawing these conclusions, the book addresses in detail a highly pressing topic in global bioethics and international law. In this regard, it combines bioethical arguments with jurisprudence, in particular with reference to the law of equity and the legal concepts of duress (coercion), unconscionable dealing, and undue inducement.