Benefit Sharing

This book explores the ethical and policy challenges of benefit sharing in relation to human biological resources. It presents possible ways forward to achieve justice in low- and middle-income countries, where biomedical research is increasingly carried out.

Biomedical research is increasingly carried out in low- and middle-income countries. International consensus has largely been achieved around the importance of valid consent and protecting research participants from harm. But what are the responsibilities of researchers and funders to share the benefits of their research with research participants and their communities? After setting out the legal, ethical and conceptual frameworks for benefit sharing, this collection analyses seven historical cases to identify the ethical and policy challenges that arise in relation to benefit sharing. A series of recommendations address possible ways forward to achieve justice for research participants in low- and middle-income countries.

First comprehensive analysis of benefit sharing in relation to human biological resources The result of global collaboration between academics, policy advisors and policy makers from developed and developing countries Provides urgently needed recommendations for an unresolved problem in international research ethics and governance Multi-disciplinary, global authorship and case study approach make book suitable for wide audience

Inhalt
1 Benefit Sharing - From Biodiversity to Human Genetics: An Introduction.- 2 Exploring Central Philosophical Concepts in Benefit Sharing: Vulnerability, Exploitation and Undue Inducement.- 3 Legal Frameworks for Benefit Sharing: From Biodiversity to Human Genomics.- 4 Sharing Traditional Knowledge: Who benefits? Cases from India, Nigeria, Mexico and South Africa.- 5 Donating Human Samples: Who Benefits? Cases from Iceland, Kenya and Indonesia.- 6 Fair for Women? A Gender Analysis of Benefit Sharing.- 7 Promoting an Inclusive Approach to Benefit Sharing: Expanding the Scope of the CBD?.- 8 Realizing Benefit Sharing: Is there a Role forEthics Review?.- 9 Beyond Benefit Sharing: Steps Towards Realizing the Human Right to Health.- 10 Towards Best Practice for Benefit Sharing Involving Access to Human Biological Resources: Conclusions and Recommendations.- Index.