Editorial
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Tade M Spranger
Abstract
Editorial
Biomedical research raises manifold ethical and legal questions. Matthew Rimmer's article considers whether the granting of patents in respect of biomedical genetic research should be conditional upon the informed consent of research participants. He focuses upon several case studies like Moore v the Regents of the University Of California, Greenberg v Miami Children's Hospital, or the approach of PXE International. In light of these studies, it is contended that there is a need to reform patent law, so as to recognise the bioethical principles of informed consent and benefit-sharing. According to the author, the 2005 UNESCO Declaration on Bioethics and Human Rights provides a model for future case law and policy-making.
© Walter de Gruyter
