Ethics and Law for Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear & Explosive Crises VV.AA.
| Autor | Elena Atienza Macías |
| Páginas | 279-285 |
Revista de Derecho y Genoma Humano. Genética, Biotecnología y Medicina Avanzada
Núm. 50, Enero-Junio 2019, Editorial Dykinson, ISSN 1134-7198
© G.I. Cátedra de Derecho y Genoma Humano, Universidad del País Vasco UPV/EHU
Rev Der Gen H 50/2019: 279-285 279
Bibliografía / Bibliography
Recensiones de libros y revistas*
Books and journals reviews**
O'MATHUNA, Donal / DE MIGUEL BERIAIN, Iñigo (Eds.): Ethics and Law for
Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear & Explosive Crises, The Interna-
tional Library of Ethics, Law and Technology, Vol. 20, Ed. Springer, New
York, United States of America, 2019, 230 pp.
The monograph which is the subject of our commentary was developed
within the framework of the Project entitled “EDEN” (End-user driven Demo
for Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Explosive-CBRNE) financed
through the European Union Seventh Framework Programme for research,
technological development and demonstration, under grant agreement no.
313037. This research project involved a consortium of thirty-six members
across fifteen countries, with BAE Systems from United Kingdom as the pro-
ject consortium lead. It is noteworthy that the research covered the whole
cycle of CBRNe (prevention, preparedness, response) aiming at developing
and ensuring the resilience capacity of the European Union society. A key
project aim was to achieve the development of a "multi-facetted system of
systems approach" that provided an EU-tailored solution able to improve
CBRNe-equipment resilience and allow enhanced interoperability between
CBRNe operators. To this end, this monograph has been written to provide
an overview to those who wish to approach this subject from different per-
spectives (scientific, ethical, legal, among others).
In fact, from past events like the Chernobyl nuclear incident in Russia or
the Bhopal chemical calamity in India, to the more recent tsunami and nu-
clear accident in Japan or the Ebola crisis in Africa, and with the on-going
threat of bioterrorism, the need to be ready to respond to CBRNE crises is
uncontroversial. This pioneering book (the first one to analyse the response
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correspondiente a la Dirección de la Revista.
** For reviews of books and journals in this Section, a copy of the publication should
be sent to the Editor of the Review.
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