Legal rights and human genetic material
By: edited by Bartha Maria Knoppers, Timothy Caulfied, and T. Douglas Kinsella.
Contributors: Knoppers, Bartha Maria.; Caulfield, Timothy A., 1963-.; Kinsella, T. Douglas 1932-; Université de Montréal. Centre de recherche en droit public.; Health Law Institute.; University of Calgary. Faculty of Law.
Publisher: Emond Montgomery Publications
Published: 1996
Place of publication: [Toronto?]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 180
Subjects: Genetics, Medical -- Canada -- legislation.; Genome, Human -- Canada -- legislation.; Biological Specimen Banks -- Canada -- legislation.; Tissue Donors -- Canada -- legislation.; Bioethics.; Human Rights.; Human gene libraries -- Canada.; Banques de gènes humains -- Canada.; Génétique médicale -- Droit -- Canada.
Genres: legislation.
Notes: "A collaboration of Université de Montréal, Faculté de droit, Centre de recherche en droit public; Health Law Institute, Faculty of law, University of Alberta; The University of Calgary, Faculty of Law."

Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Introduction / Bartha Maria Knoppers, Timothy Caulfield, T. Douglas Kinsella; title: Ethical implications of current practices in human DNA banking in Canada / Maria J. Verhoef, Raymond M. Lewkonia, T. Douglas Kinsella; title: DNA banking: current and ideal practices / Beatrice Godard, Maria J. Verhoef; title: DNA banking/collecting: a Canadian "sample" of consent forms / Bartha Maria Knoppers, Claude Laberge; title: The common law status of genetic material / Moe Litman, Gerald Robertson; title: Civil law and the status of human genetic material / Marie Hirtle; title: Patent law and human DNA: current practice / Timothy Caulfield, Kathy Cherniawsky, Erin Nelson; title: International policy positions on the banking and further use of human genetic material / Marie Hirtle; title: Conclusion: human genetic material - commodity or gift? / Bartha Maria Knoppers; title: Appendix: proposed model consent form for DNA sampling and storage for medical research / Bartha Maria Knoppers, Claude Laberge, Kathleen Cranley Glass, Beatrice Godard.