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SUMMARY:The Integrity of the Human Species: Comparative Legal Perspectives
 : TORCH Medical Humanities
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DESCRIPTION:The integrity of the human species is a concept that raises qu
 estions at the intersection of medicine\, ethics\, philosophy\, and also l
 aw. From a legal perspective\, the notion of the integrity of the human sp
 ecies refers to the protection of the genetic identity of the community of
  human beings from a transgenerational standpoint. It aims to safeguard bo
 th present and future generations in order to preserve the « essence 
 » of the human species\, by limiting genetic interventions that could alt
 er its fundamental characteristics. However\, how has this « essence 
 » been defined by law ? \nAt the international level\, the integrity of t
 he human species is reflected in a range of standard-setting instruments\,
  such as UNESCO declarations and\, at the European level\, the Convention 
 on Human Rights and Biomedicine (Oviedo Convention). In France\, as an ext
 ension of the principle of human dignity\, the Civil Code states that no t
 ransformation may be made to genetic characteristics with the aim of modif
 ying a person’s descendants. Nonetheless\, certain genetic interventions
  remain permissible\, provided that they pursue a therapeutic purpose and 
 do not give rise to heritable modifications. \nThis seminar seeks to exami
 ne how international actors\, particularly within intergovernmental organi
 sations\, and French legislators have defined and interpreted the notion o
 f the integrity of the human species since the 1990s\, how and why this fr
 amework has evolved through successive legal reforms\, and how it compares
  with the corresponding legal framework in the United Kingdom. \nFinally\,
  this seminar aims to explore whether the definition of the integrity of t
 he human species is a subjective social construct that evolves according t
 o the time and place in which it has been developed. It will examine how d
 ifferent legal systems have addressed the same ethical questions and how d
 isciplines outside of law have contributed to the creation of norms and de
 finitions.
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LOCATION:Schwarzman Centre - Room 00.063 (ground floor)\, Room 00.063 (gro
 und floor) Schwarzman Centre Radcliffe Observatory Quarter\, Woodstock Roa
 d Oxford Oxfordshire OX2 6GG United Kingdom
SPEAKER:Naz Gun (OU)
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