[Human rights and genetics: the fundamental principles of the Universal Declaration on the Human Genome and Human Rights]

Rev Derecho Genoma Hum. 1998 Jul-Dec:(9):37-57.
[Article in Spanish]

Abstract

The Universal Declaration on the Human Genome and Human Rights sets out generally agreed criteria in response to the human rights challenges posed by advances in molecular biology and genetics. The lynchpin of these criteria is respect for human dignity, a premise from which other principles are derived. The author examines and gives the justification for these principles, and refers to another crucial bioethics text, the recent Council of Europe Convention on the protection of human rights and the dignity of the human person in regard to applications of biology and medicine.

Publication types

  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Bioethics
  • Confidentiality
  • Europe
  • European Union
  • Genetics, Medical*
  • Genome, Human*
  • Human Rights*
  • Humans
  • Informed Consent
  • International Cooperation
  • United Nations