Output details
20 - Law
University of Ulster
Book title
A Law of Blood-ties - The 'Right' to Access Genetic Ancestry
Type
A - Authored book
Publisher of book
Springer International
ISBN of book
978-3-319-01070-0
Year of publication
2013
URL
-
Number of additional authors
-
Additional information
-
Interdisciplinary
Yes
Cross-referral requested
-
Research group
None
Proposed double-weighted
Yes
Double-weighted statement
This unique interdisciplinary book based on over six years of comparative research addresses the history, nature and purpose of social kinship and genetic ‘orphanisation’ (via adoption, fostering, and gamete donation) across a variety of socio-anthropological and psychological perspectives, evaluating the socio-legal policies (secrecy, stigma-avoidance, privacy versus identity rights) that underpin the laws on biological connections. The breadth of its comparative analysis (UK, Ireland, Canada, United States) and international jurisdictions (Strasbourg, UNCRC Committee) as well as its theoretical reframing makes it a unique contribution across multiple disciplines.
Reserve for a double-weighted output
No
Non-English
No
English abstract
-
