Akintola Simisola O
Department of Private and Business Law, Faculty of Law University of Ibadan, Nigeria.
BEOnline. 2012;1(1):16-25.
The pursuit of genomic research and biobanking has raised concerns and discussions about the ethical and legal implications. Given the specific challenges that surround such enterprise in low and middle income countries, it is pertinent to examine them in the light of the advent of Biobanking and Genomic research in Nigeria. In this paper I discuss the issues and suggest model solutions derived from advanced jurisdictions. These ethical and legal issues are discussed within the context of the legal system of a typical African country whose jurisprudence derives from that of its erstwhile colonial master, the United Kingdom. This includes issues relating to law and human rights, informed consent, native and customary law.
对基因组研究和生物样本库的追求引发了对伦理和法律影响的关注与讨论。鉴于低收入和中等收入国家围绕此类事业存在的特定挑战,鉴于尼日利亚生物样本库和基因组研究的出现,对这些挑战进行审视是恰当的。在本文中,我将讨论相关问题,并提出源自先进司法管辖区的模型解决方案。这些伦理和法律问题是在一个典型非洲国家的法律体系背景下进行讨论的,该国的法学源自其昔日的殖民宗主国英国。这包括与法律和人权、知情同意、本土法和习惯法相关的问题。