Genetics in the courtroom: special issue of UNSW Law Journal
15th December 2003
Genetic testing, ownership of the human genome, and the legal issues arising from the rapid advances in genetic technology are some of the topics covered in a special issue of the UNSW Law Journal.
“'Genetics and the Law' makes a valuable contribution to the debate surrounding the regulation of genetic information and technology in Australia,” Journal editor Ben Goodman said.
Justice Annabelle Bennett of the Federal Court of Australia will launch the publication at the Sydney offices of Freehills this Tuesday, 16 December at 6pm.
Authors include:
“'Genetics and the Law' makes a valuable contribution to the debate surrounding the regulation of genetic information and technology in Australia,” Journal editor Ben Goodman said.
Justice Annabelle Bennett of the Federal Court of Australia will launch the publication at the Sydney offices of Freehills this Tuesday, 16 December at 6pm.
Authors include:
Justice Michael Kirby, High Court of Australia: ‘Playing God? Owning God? Patenting and the Human Genome’
Justice Michael Black, Chief Justice, Federal Court of Australia: ‘Genetics in the courtroom’
Dr Roger Magnusson, University of Sydney: ‘A short history of the next thirty years: genetic testing, clinical care and personal choices’
Dr Kerry Breen, Chair, Australian Health Ethics Committee: ‘Maintaining community trust in biomedical research involving humans’
Professor Margaret Otlowski, University of Tasmania: ‘Genetic Discrimination: meeting the challenges of an emerging issue’
Justice Bennett will also launch the Journal’s Thematic Issue for 2003, entitled The Common Law. Contributors include Justices Mason (President) and Meagher of the NSW Court of Appeal, Francis Bennion (author of Statutory Interpretation: A Code) and David Ibbetson, Regius Professor of Civil Law at Cambridge.
The UNSW Law Journal is a refereed publication and one of the most widely cited legal reviews in Australia.
For more information: Ben Goodman, Journal editor ph 9385 2237 mob 0422 579 125
Media contact: Denise Knight, UNSW Media Office ph 9385 3192 mob 0405 207 685
The UNSW Law Journal is a refereed publication and one of the most widely cited legal reviews in Australia.
For more information: Ben Goodman, Journal editor ph 9385 2237 mob 0422 579 125
Media contact: Denise Knight, UNSW Media Office ph 9385 3192 mob 0405 207 685
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