I am no certainly no expert, but I do know there is legislation—both national and international—regulating to genetic research. Quick queries to Professor Google delivered two international agreements that appear relevant:
o Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological Diversity, and the
o International Declaration on Human Genetic Data
Both are older documents which establish a kind of precedent for a basic framework for how national governments can cooperate to regulate a rapidly changing and critically dangerous technology.
Another place to look would be the evolution of agreements on non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction; especially in the early years, when the political and technological application of e.g. nuclear weapons was still in flux.
Hi elityre, and thanks for responding.
I am no certainly no expert, but I do know there is legislation—both national and international—regulating to genetic research. Quick queries to Professor Google delivered two international agreements that appear relevant:
o Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological Diversity, and the
o International Declaration on Human Genetic Data
Both are older documents which establish a kind of precedent for a basic framework for how national governments can cooperate to regulate a rapidly changing and critically dangerous technology.
Another place to look would be the evolution of agreements on non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction; especially in the early years, when the political and technological application of e.g. nuclear weapons was still in flux.
Hope this helps.