Reframing Rights: Bioconstitutionalism in the Genetic Age

摘要: Legal texts have been with us since the dawn of human history. Beginning in 1953, life too became textual. The discovery structure DNA made it possible to represent basic matter permutations and combinations four letters alphabet, A, T, C, G. Since then, biological legal conceptions constant, mutually constitutive interplay--the former focusing on life's definition, latter entitlements. Reframing Rights argues that this period transformative change law sciences should be considered "bioconstitutional."Reframing explores evolving relationship biology, biotechnology, through a series national cross-national case studies. Sheila Jasanoff maps out conceptual territory substantive editorial introduction, after which contributors offer "snapshots" developments at frontiers biotechnology law. Chapters examine such topics as cloning xenotransplant policies; politics stem cell research Britain, Germany, Italy; profiling databases criminal law; clinical trials India United States; GM crop controversy Britain; precautionary policymaking European Union. These cases demonstrate changes constitutional significance relations among bodies, selves, science, state.