Law and the Human Body

CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION
ABiological Materials and Scientific Research
1Human Tissue Collections and Genetic Databases
(a)Tissue Collections
(b)Genetic Databases
2Biological Materials
(a)Physical Manifestations
Genetic Information
BLegal Framework
1Legal Status of Biological Materials
2Proprietary Protection
3Non-proprietary Protection
CStructure
PART I
CHAPTER 2 DEAD BODY
ANo Property Principle
BProperty Rights
1Work or Skill Exception
2Constitutional Protection
3Tort of Wrongful Interference
4Summary
CNon-proprietary Interests
1Right to Possession for Burial
2Quasi-property Rights
3Statutory Rights to Possession
4Protection under Tort Law
5Solatium for Affront
6Respect for Private and Family Life
7Summary
DConclusion
CHAPTER 3 LIVING BODY
ASlavery
BRejection of Individual Property Rights
1Moore v Regents of the University of California
2Greenberg v Miami Children's Hospital
3Washington University v Catalona
4Summary
CProperty Rights
1Biological Materials
(a)Statute
(b)Common Law
(c)Summary
2Cell-lines
3Gametes
(a)Statute
(b)Common Law
4Hair Clippings
5Waste Products
6Summary
DNon-proprietary Interests
1Statute
2Common Law
3Summary
EConclusion
CHAPTER 4 HUMAN TISSUE ACT 2004
AHuman Tissue Act 2004
1Consent Requirements
2Exceptions to Consent Requirements
3Prohibition on Commercial Dealing
(a)Original Clause 29
(b)Section 32
4Non-consensual DNA Analysis Offence
5Summary
BConclusion
PART II
CHAPTER 5 PROPERTY RIGHTS
AQuestion
BTransformation of Biological Materials
CCreation of Property Rights
1Work or Skill Exception
2First Possession
3Specification Doctrine
(a)Background
(b)Elements
(c)Application to Work or Skill Exception
(d)General Principle
DConclusion
CHAPTER 6 CREATION AND ALLOCATION OF PROPERTY RIGHTS
AProperty Principles
1Detachment
2Detachment plus Intention
(a)Judicial Support
(b)Intention
(c)Difficulties
3Summary
BApplication
1Original Biological Materials
(a)Transfer
(b)Abandonment
(c)Remedies
(d)Summary
2Additional Biological Materials
(a)Medical and Scientific Research
(b)Intellectual Property
(c)Specification and Accession
(d)Application
(e)Summary
CConclusion
CHAPTER 7 NON-PROPRIETARY INTERESTS
AProtected Interests
BEnglish Law
1Autonomy
(a)Underlying Value
(b)Wrongs
2Emotional Distress
(a)Definition
(b)Wrongs
3Summary
CDeveloping Liability
1Protected Interests
2Conduct
3Elements
DConclusion
CHAPTER 8 CONCLUSION