Biographical sketch
Graduation at the Faculty of Law of the University of Rosario (Argentina). Doctoral degrees in law from the Universities of Buenos Aires (1991) and Paris-Est Créteil (1994), both on topics related to the ethical and legal aspects of medically assisted reproduction. Adjunct Professor of Civil Law at the University of Buenos Aires (1994-1998). Visiting Scholar at the Faculty of Philosophy of the Laval University, Quebec, Canada (1999). Humboldt Foundation Fellow at the Department of Medical Ethics of the University of Göttingen, Germany (2001-2002) and DAAD-Visiting Professor of Bioethics at the same University (2003). Postdoc Fellow at the International Centre for Ethics in Sciences, University of Tübingen, Germany (2004-2005). Member of the UNESCO International Bioethics Committee (1998-2005). President of the European Society for Philosophy of Medicine and Healthcare (ESPMH) (2014-2016). Researcher for the EU Project "INTEGRITY" on the teaching of scientific integrity in Europe (2019-2021). Member of the UNESCO Expert Group on the Ethics of Neurotechnology (2024). 'Privatdozent' of biomedical law and bioethics at the Faculty of Law, and Research Associate and Coordinator of the PhD Program Biomedical Ethics and Law (Medical Track) at the Institute of Biomedical Ethics and History of Medicine of the University of Zurich.
Research interests
- International human rights law and biomedical issues
- The role of human dignity in bioethics
- Ethical and legal issues raised by genetic testing and biobanks
- Advance directives
- Neuroethics and neurolaw
- Human germline gene editing
- Scientific integrity
Publications
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Publications
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2016
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A human rights approach to bioethics In: Serna, P; Seoane, J A . Bioethical decision-making and argumentation. Darmstadt: Springer, 31-41.
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Droits de l’homme et bioéthique : une alliance naturelle In: Sakkoulas, N . Annuaire international des droits de l’homme, vol. VIII, 2014. Athèns: Sakkoulas Publications, 53-66.
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Edited Scientific Work
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Casos de bioética y derecho Edited by: Andorno, Roberto; Ivone, Vitulia; Giappichelli, G (2016). Torino/Valencia: Editorial Tirant Lo Blanch.
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2015
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Les transplantations d'organes en droit suisse, français, allemand et dans la Convention d'Oviedo In: Py, Bruno; et al . Mélanges en l'honneur de Gérard Mémeteau: Droit médical et éthique médicale: Regards contemporains. Bordeaux: Les Études Hospitalières, 21-35.
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2013
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Nonphysician-assisted suicide in Switzerland Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics, 22(3), 246–253. doi:10.1017/S0963180113000054
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The dual role of human dignity in bioethics Medicine Health Care and Philosophy, 16(4), 967–973. doi:10.1007/s11019-011-9373-5
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The risks of nanomedicine and the precautionary principle In A. M. Cutter & B. Gordijn (Eds.), The International Library of Ethics, Law and Technology (pp. 131–145). 7631. doi:10.1007/978-1-4020-6817-1_9
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Überlegungen zum Unterschied zwischen verbindlichen und nicht-verbindlichen Patientenverfügungen In B. Winiger & et al (Eds.), Archiv für Rechts- und Sozialphilosphie (ARSP) (pp. 149–158). Steiner, Stuttgart.
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Der Menschenwürdebegriff in der Bioethik In: Hilgendorf, Eric; Joerden, Jan; Thiele, Felix . Menschenwürde und Medizin : ein interdisziplinäres Handbuch. Berlin: Duncker & Humblot, 465-482.
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International policy and a universal conception of human dignity In: Dilley, Stephen; Palpant, Nathan J . Human Dignity in Bioethics: From Worldviews to the Public Square. New York: Routledge, 127-141.
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2011
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Anti-Theory In: Chadwick, Ruth F; Have, Henk ten; Meslin, Eric M . The SAGE Handbook of Health Care Ethics. London: Sage Publications, 31-38.
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Dignidad humana In: Casabona, Carlos Romeo . Enciclopedia de Bioderecho y Bioética [vol. 1]. Granada: Editorial Comares, 658-663.
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2010
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Books received Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy, 13(4):423.
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Persistent controversies in organ transplantation Bioethica Forum, 3(2):3.
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An important step in the promotion of patients' self-determination European Journal of Health Law, 17(2):119-124.
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Fondements philosophiques et culturels de l’eugénisme sélectif In: Laffite, J; Carrasco de Paula, I . La génétique, au risque de l'eugénisme ? : Actes de la quinzième assemblée générale de l'Académie Pontificale pour la Vie. Paris: Edifa-Mame, 129-141.
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2009
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