Benefit Sharing From Biodiversity to Human Genetics /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Schroeder, Doris. (Editor), Cook Lucas, Julie. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Subjects: Environmental sciences.; Science (General).; Ethics.; Medicine.; Environmental law.; Developmental psychology.; Environment.; Environmental Law/Policy/Ecojustice.; Medicine/Public Health, general.; International Environmental Law.; Gender Studies.; Science, general.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-6205-3

Biomedical research is increasingly carried out in low- and middle-income countries. International consensus has largely been achieved around the importance of valid consent and protecting research participants from harm. But what are the responsibilities of researchers and funders to share the bene...

Table of Contents:

• 1 Benefit Sharing - From Biodiversity to Human Genetics: An Introduction
• 2 Exploring Central Philosophical Concepts in Benefit Sharing: Vulnerability, Exploitation and Undue Inducement
• 3 Legal Frameworks for Benefit Sharing: From Biodiversity to Human Genomics
• 4 Sharing Traditional Knowledge: Who benefits? Cases from India, Nigeria, Mexico and South Africa
• 5 Donating Human Samples: Who Benefits? Cases from Iceland, Kenya and Indonesia
• 6 Fair for Women? A Gender Analysis of Benefit Sharing
• 7 Promoting an Inclusive Approach to Benefit Sharing: Expanding the Scope of the CBD?
• 8 Realizing Benefit Sharing: Is there a Role forEthics Review?
• 9 Beyond Benefit Sharing: Steps Towards Realizing the Human Right to Health
• 10 Towards Best Practice for Benefit Sharing Involving Access to Human Biological Resources: Conclusions and Recommendations
• Index.