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40 Colum. J. Transnat'l L. 619 (2001-2002)
Human-Genomics: A Challenge to the Rules of the Game of International Law

handle is hein.journals/cjtl40 and id is 627 raw text is: Article Human-Genomics: A Challenge to the Rules of the Game of International Law SHIRA PRIDAN-FRANK* In addressing the medical, human rights, and trade implications of human-genomics, the international legal order faces one of its greatest challenges in recent decades. The complexity of issues involved and the difference of opinion over how to deal with questions such as the patentability of human genes have led to an unwieldy legal confusion. In this Article, the author presses for an interdisciplinary approach to resolving this situation that would take into account the concerns and the expertise of various international organizations concerned with health, trade and human rights. The author also suggests ways for the international community to engage with multinational corporations in a way that encourages cooperation while ensuring the creation of effective monitoring devices and legal enforcement of international human rights norms. The author calls for a solution that addresses three primary goals: to encourage the development of human-genomics and health care, to ensure wide access to technical and medical innovations to all people, and to protect the rights of human subjects who participate in scientific research. In making the case for an interdisciplinary and cooperative model of international legal reform to human-genomics, the author also provides the field of * The author is an Israeli lawyer, who has practiced health law for several years. She holds an LL.B. from the University of Haifa in Israel, and an LL.M in Public International Law from Leiden University in the Netherlands. This Article is based on the author's LL.M. thesis, which was written under the supervision of Professor Karel Wellens.

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