| Title | UNESCO Global Ethics Observatory: database on ethics related legislation and guidelines. |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2008 |
| Authors | Ang TW, ten Have H, Solbakk JH, Nys H |
| Corporate Authors | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization(UNESCO) |
| Journal | Journal of medical ethics |
| Volume | 34 |
| Issue | 10 |
| Pagination | 738-41 |
| Date Published | 2008 Oct |
| ISSN | 1473-4257 |
| Keywords | Bioethical Issues; Databases, Factual; Ethics, Medical; Guidelines as Topic; Human Rights; Humans; International Cooperation; United Nations; World Health |
| Abstract | The Database on Ethics Related Legislation and Guidelines was launched in March 2007 as the fourth database of the UNESCO Global Ethics Observatory system of databases in ethics of science and technology. The database offers a collection of legal instruments searchable by region, country, bioethical themes, legal categories and applicability to specific articles of the UNESCO Universal Declaration on Bioethics and Human Rights and International Declaration on Human Genetic Data. This paper discusses the background and rationale for the database and its role as a consultative and comparative resource hub for the study of ethics related legal instruments across the world, with the purpose of informing and inspiring relevant stakeholders on the implementation of the principles contained within the UNESCO declarations on bioethics. |
| DOI | 10.1136/jme.2007.022848 |
| Alternate Journal | J Med Ethics |
