Ethics, Law and Society

Dr Jennifer Gunning is Senior Research Fellow and Coordinator of the Cardiff Centre for Ethics, Law and Society, University of Wales. She was the Coordinator of the EC BiomedII Project, Therapeutic Research in Assisted Conception and was a member of the Human Embryo and Fetus Working Group of the European Commission. Soren Holm is Chair of Bioethics at Cardiff University and Director of the Cardiff Centre for Ethics, Law and Society. Both have published widely on issues relating to bioethics.

Contents: Introduction, Jennifer Gunning, Søren Holm. Bioethics: Human tissue research, individual rights and bio-banks, Henriette Roscam Abbing; Umbilical cord cell banking: a surprisingly controversial issue, Jennifer Gunning; Assisted reproduction in the Republic of Ireland – A legal quagmire, Deirdre Madden; Practical ethics in search of a toolbox: Ethics of science and technology at the crossroads, Matthias Kaiser; The Meanings of Genetics, Yulia Egorova; Family Decision Making – A Victim to the Hegemony of Autonomy?, Søren Holm; Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC): Ethical Process, Karen Birmingham and Michael Furmston. Ethics and Society: Restrictive or Engaging: redefining public health promotion, Andreas Hasman; Enemies of Mankind, Gerry Simpson; Conserving cultural material: ethical challenges for the conservator, David Watkinson; Farming and food research: participation and the public good, Tom Macmillan and Shaila Seshia; Do mention the war : children and media coverage of traumatic events, Màire Messenger Davies; Reducing Rights in the Name of Convention Compliance: Mental Health Law Reform and the New Human Rights Agenda, Philip Fennell; The Impact of Leadership on Public Policy in Africa: Problems and Opportunities, Kelechi A Kalu; The Child and family policy divide, Clem Henricson; Children and Family Breakdown, Gillian Douglas; The Impact of Discrimination on Children, Elspeth Webb; Building Resilience: Helping Vunerable Children Cope, Tony Newman. Business and Professional Ethics: The International Financial War Against Terrorism: Myths and reality, Donato Masciandro; Ethics and advertising, Geoffrey Klempner; Self regulation and the market for legal services, Richard Moorhead; Corporate responsibility for children's diets, Tom Macmillan, Elizabeth Dowler and David Archard; Do toy companies really care about children? evaluating the ethics of the toy industry, Steve Hogan. Commentaries: A taste of the Orange Revolution: Ukraine and the spirit of constitutionalism, Dr Jiri Priban; Seroxat – the power of the pharmaceutical industry. the case for a better way to research, licence and regulate medicines, Dr Sarah-Jane Richards; Doha developments: the July package and agriculture, Julian Kinderlerer and Christian Lopez Silva; Lawyers and ethicists should be careful when talking about the permission of torture, Søren Holm; You pays your money and you takes your choice?, Joy Wingfield; Life after death: my life after a heart and lung transplant, Nicola Langlands; The Human Rights Act: is it working, Phil Thomas; Rebuilding Iraq requires rule of law revival, Jason Söderblom; Expert witnesses on trial, Cathy Cobley and Dr Tom Sanders; Bhopal: the disaster continues, Peter Wells; Index.