Recht und Bioethik

Although comprehensive codification processes pertaining to the life sciences have only been in existence for about twenty years, a tight network of regulations has already been created. The fact that the matters to be regulated have to be discussed both from a legal and a bioethical point of view can often be seen in the results of the regulation processes. Thus the law is confronted with particular challenges in trying to regulate the potential applications of biomedicine and biotechnology. Using numerous national, European and international examples, the author scrutinizes the role which is or may be assigned to bioethical principles and considerations in legislation and case law.