Efthimios Parasidis

America's Military Biomedical Complex (eBook, ePUB)

Law, Ethics, and the Drive for Scientific Innovation

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

America's Military Biomedical Complex traces how laws and ethical codes have co-evolved with America's military science pursuits. It vividly illustrates how the drive for scientific and military superiority has led to transformational achievements in medicine and science, demonstrating how these endeavors have shifted the moral compass of government and society. Along with comprehensive historical analysis, the book introduces the concept of jus in praeparatione bellum (justice in war preparations) and recommends policies that balance national security priorities with fundamental principles of justice and human dignity.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: OUP eBook
• Seitenzahl: 416
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. Januar 2025
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780197751299
• Artikelnr.: 72800230

Autorenporträt

Efthimios Parasidis is Chief Justice Thomas J. Moyer Professor for the Administration of Justice and Rule of Law at the Ohio State University. His research focuses on topics in health law and bioethics, with a specialty in military medical ethics and the ethics and regulation of research with human subjects. He has consulted for the U.S. Air Force and DARPA on ethical and legal issues in military science, has served on several governmental advisory committees, and has received grants from the Fulbright Foundation, Greenwall Foundation, and Robert B. Silvers Foundation. Prior to entering academia, Professor Parasidis worked as an attorney in private practice in New York City, and was an Assistant Attorney General for the State of New York.

Inhaltsangabe

* Introduction
* Part I. 1775-1917: Maintaining a Healthy Fighting Force
* 1: Military Medicine During the American Revolutionary War
* 2: Revolution to Civil War: Medical Struggles and Innovations
* 3: A Postbellum Renaissance in Military Medicine and Research
* 4: Military Medicine During World War I
* Part II. 1917-1946: Beyond Disease Prevention and Medical Care
* 5: Chemical Warfare: Expanding the Scope of Military Medical Affairs
* 6: The Military Biomedical Complex During the Interwar Period
* 7: World War II: Transformational Developments in Military Medicine
and Research
* 8: Chapter Eight: Justice at Nuremberg: Establishing Principles of
Research Ethics
* Part III. 1946-1991: Proliferation of the Military Research
Enterprise
* 9: The Spoils of War: Exploiting the German and Japanese Research
Enterprises
* 10: Radiation Experiments and Atomic Weapons Research
* 11: Expanding America's Biological and Chemical Warfare Programs
* 12: A Global Military Biomedical Establishment
* Part IV. 1991-2023: From Protecting to Enhancing the Fighting Force
* 13: Military Medicine and the Persian Gulf War
* 14: New Laws to Facilitate the Development and Administration of
Medical Countermeasures
* 15: Twenty-First Century Conflicts and the Military Biomedical
Complex
* 16: Biomedical Enhancements and the Modern Warfighter
* Part V. Looking Ahead:Jus in Praeparatione Bellum
* 17: Jus in Praeparatione Bellum:A Normative Framework
* 18: Recalibrating Regulatory Review and Strengthening the Medical
Autonomy of Servicemembers
* 19: Standardizing and Expanding Military Science Ethics Review
* 20: Reformulating Governmental Immunities
* Conclusion
* Bibliography