This book discusses the ethical and legal challenges related to innovations, with reference to both scientific research and emerging technologies. It analyzes scientific research with specific reference to experimentation, with a focus on vulnerable people (minors, women, people in developing countries), compassionate care, biobanks and ethical committees. In the context of emerging technologies, it examines the ethical and legal aspects of neuroscience, genomics, ICT, big data, biometrics, converging technologies, enhancement and robotics. The book provides conceptual tools and categories to help readers understand and acquire a critical awareness of the current debates in the field.

Entails a systematic, synthetic and critical analysis of the ethical and legal challenges of scientific research Offers main conceptual tools and categories to understand the present debate on the most recent questions and to acquire a critical awareness on them Includes topics like compassionate care, biobanks and incidental findings

Autorentext

Laura Palazzani is Full Professor of Philosophy of Law at the Faculty of Law of LUMSA University of Rome.

Inhalt
Scientific Research and Experimenting on Human Beings.- Biobanks and Ethics Committees.- Emerging Technologies and Health.- Converging Technologies and Enhancement.- Innovation in Techno-Science and Governance.