Pharmacological Enhancements in the Military

Legal and Ethical Aspects
Erscheinungsjahr 2023
ISBN: 978-90-04-67772-2
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 12, 178 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 328 g

Reihe: International Studies on Military Ethics

Human enhancement is a rapidly advancing field and the speed of advance of technology, from being available to being used, results in a delay to the ethics surrounding it. This is true of pharmacological enhancement (PCE) as much as exoskeletons and human-machine interfacing. Ethical issues arising from human enhancement include autonomy, safety and dignity. The first two are the cornerstones of the ethics surrounding informed consent (IC) which emanated from the necessity to protect human subjects against the risks of research. What remains unclear is how those risks are quantified, who decides whether the risk is an acceptable one and whether IC is required. This volume explores all these legal and ethical issues, including the theory and history of IC and the role of military doctors.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Heames, Richard M

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Ausländisches Recht Common Law (UK, USA, Australien u.a.)
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Medizinische Ethik
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Militärwesen Verwaltung, Streitkräfte (Militärwesen)
• Rechtswissenschaften Internationales Recht und Europarecht Internationales Recht Internationale Menschen- und Minderheitenrechte, Kinderrechte
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Angewandte Ethik & Soziale Verantwortung Medizinische Ethik

Über Autor(innen)

Dr Richard M. Heames is a Surgeon Commander, Royal Navy, United Kingdom and affiliated with the University of Southampton, United Kingdom.