The right to science: then and now

by Mann, Sebastian Porsdam Porsdam, Helle

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Title Statements

Full title :The right to science : then and now / edited by Helle Porsdam, University of Copenhagen ; Sebastian Porsdam Mann, University of Oxford.

Summary

"That everyone has a human right to enjoy the benefits of the progress of science and its applications comes as a surprise to many. Nevertheless, this right is pertinent to numerous issues at the intersection of science and society: open access; "dual use" science; access to ownership and dissemination of data, knowledge, methods and the affordances and applications thereof; as well as the role of international cooperation, human dignity and other human rights in relation to science and its products. As we advance towards superintelligence, quantum computing, drone swarms and life-extension technology, serious policy decisions will be made at the national and international levels. The human right to science provides an ideal tool to do so, backed up as it is by international law, political heft and normative weight. This book is the first sustained attempt at turning this wonder of foresight into an actionable and justiciable right. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core"--

Edition Statements

Publication Date:©2022

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Cambridge University Press
Place of Publication:Cambridge, United Kingdom
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2022

The Physical Object

Description:xii, 309 pages : : illustrations ; : 24 cm

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9781108478250, 1108478255
oclc:on1240772683
LC Classification:K3255
Dewey Decimal:342.08/53

Subjects

Accès à la connaissance (Mouvement) access to information Access to knowledge movement Droits de l'homme (Droit international) Freedom of information Human rights Liberté d'information Science and law Sciences et droit