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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Book Section
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Tests génétiques sur des mineurs. In: Byk, C. Manuel francophone d’études de cas cliniques en bioéthique. Paris: Éditions ESKA, 130-136.
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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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Is vulnerability the foundation of human rights?. In: Masferrer, A; García-Sánchez, E. Human Dignity of the Vulnerable in the Age of Rights. Darmstadt: Springer, 257-272.
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Edited Scientific Work
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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.
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The dual role of human dignity in bioethics. Medicine Health Care and Philosophy, 16(4):967-973.
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The risks of nanomedicine and the precautionary principle. In: Cutter, Anthony Marc; Gordijn, Bert. In pursuit of nanoethics. Berlin: 7631, 131-145.
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Überlegungen zum Unterschied zwischen verbindlichen und nicht-verbindlichen Patientenverfügungen. In: Winiger, Bénédict; et al. Ethik und Recht in der Bioethik = Ethique et Droit en matière de Bioéthique. Stuttgart: Steiner, Stuttgart, 149-158.
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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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Monograph
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2011
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What is the role of "Human nature" and "Human dignity" in our biotechnological age?. Amsterdam Law Forum, 3(1):52-58.
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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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Persistent controversies in organ transplantation. Bioethica Forum, 3(2):3.
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Books received. Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy, 13(4):423.
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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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La maîtrise technicienne de la descendance. In: D'Ornellas, P. Problèmes de bioéthique : la filiation. Paris: Lethielleux, 133-145.
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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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