The Right to Science: Then and Now

doi:10.1017/9781108776301

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 co-operation, 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.

‘The right to science, as this collection suggests, deserves greater attention, and this admirable contribution opens avenues for future scholarship.’

Dena Kirpalani Source: Human Rights Review

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The Right to Science
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The Right to Science - Title page
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Then and Now
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Copyright page
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Contents
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Contributors
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Acknowledgments
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Foreword
pp xi-xii
- By Lea Bishop
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Introduction
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- By Helle Porsdam, Sebastian Porsdam Mann
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Part I - The Right to Science, Then
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1 - The Dawning of a Right
pp 17-32
Science and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1941–1948)
- By Mikel Mancisidor
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2 - The Origins of the Right to Science
pp 33-53
The American Declaration on the Rights and Duties of Man
- By Cesare P. R. Romano
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3 - IP Rights and Human Rights
pp 54-75
What History Tells Us and Why It Matters
- By Aurora Plomer
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4 - “Fostering a Love of Truth”
pp 76-90
Conceptions of Science in UNESCO’s Early Years
- By Ivan Lind Christensen
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5 - The Right to Science and the Evolution of Scientific Integrity
pp 91-104
- By Roberto Andorno
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Part II - The Right to Science, Now
pp 105-192
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6 - On the Right to Science As a Cultural Human Right
pp 107-123
- By Farida Shaheed, Andrew Mazibrada
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7 - Mainstreaming Science and Human Rights in UNESCO
pp 124-139
- By Yvonne Donders, Konstantinos Tararas
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8 - Considering the Right to Enjoy the Benefits of Scientific Progress and Its Applications As a Cultural Right
pp 140-149
A Change in Perspective
- By Mylène Bidault
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9 - Implications of the Right to Science for People with Disabilities
pp 150-165
- By Valerie J. Bradley
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10 - Science in the Times of SARS-CoV-2
pp 166-192
- By Stjepan Orešković, Sebastian Porsdam Mann
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Part III - Disseminating, Implementing, and Putting into Practice the Right to Science
pp 193-297
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11 - “Fight the Fear with the Facts!”
pp 195-210
- By Ranga Yogeshwar
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12 - The Right to Science
pp 211-230
From Principle to Practice and the Role of National Science Academies
- By Jessica M. Wyndham, Margaret W. Vitullo, Rebecca Everly, Teresa M. Stoepler, Nathaniel Weisenberg
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13 - The Right to Science in Practice
pp 231-245
A Proposed Test in Four Stages
- By Sebastian Porsdam Mann, Yvonne Donders, Helle Porsdam
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14 - The Right to Science
pp 246-267
A Practical Tool for Advancing Global Health Equity and Promoting the Human Rights of People with Tuberculosis
- By Mike Frick, Gisa Dang
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15 - A Proposal for Indicators of the Human Right to Science
pp 268-285
- By Andrea Boggio, Brian Gran
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16 - Epilogue
pp 286-297
Tensions in the Right to Science Then and Now
- By Christine Mitchell
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Index
pp 298-310
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