The course aims at shedding light on the many ways in which the law governs human life at its different stages, from conception to death. In this framework it also analyzes and discusses the “legal construction” of human bodies and sexuality with particular attention to European law.
scheda docente materiale didattico
Il corso si articola in cinque parti:
1. Introduzione al biodiritto;
2. Il regime giuridico delle parti del corpo, dei tessuti e dei geni umani;
3. La procreazione e le tecniche di riproduzione medicalmente assistita;
4. La costruzione giuridica del corpo sessualizzato;
5. Aspetti giuridici del rapporto medico/paziente e fine-vita.
1 S. Rodotà, NEW TECHNOLOGIES AND HUMAN RIGHTS FACTS, INTERPRETATIONS, PERSPECTIVES, in Comparative Law Rev., Vol. 11/2, p. 6 ss. (14 pagine)
2 S. Rodotà, OF MACHINES AND MEN: THE ROAD TO IDENTITY. SCÈNES FOR A DISCUSSION, in Comp. Law. Rev., 2(2020);
3 S. Rodota, Cultural Models and the Future of Bioethics, 10 J. CONTEMP. HEALTH L. & POL'y 33 (1994).
The legal regulation of body parts:
1) Radhika Rao, Genes and Spleens: Property, Contract, or Privacy Rights in the Human Body?, 35 Journal of Law 371 (2007). Available at: http://repository.uchastings.edu/faculty_scholarship/654 (10 pagine);
2) Assoc. for Molecular Pathology v. Myriad Genetics, Inc., 569 U.S. 576 (2013)
al link https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/569/576/#tab-opinion-1970691
3) G. Resta, The Case against the Privatization of Knowledge: Some Thoughts on the Myriad Genetics Controversy
Human Procreation and reproductive Technologies:
a) Abortion:
1) Tamara Hervey, Tiyash Banerjee, Abortion rights in EU law: recent developments, in BioLaw Journal, Special Issue
1/2023;
2) Roe v. Wade;
3) R. B. Siegel, ....
Reproductive Technologies:
1) R. Rao, Egg-Freezing, Uterine Transplants, and In Vitro Gametogenesis: Disruptive or Normalizing Reproductive Technologies?, 22 HOUS. J. HEALTH L. & POL’Y 121 (2022);
2) In the Matter of Baby M.
3) Menneson v. France, European Court of Human Rights
4) C. Cossutta, Maternal relations, feminism and surrogate motherhood in the Italian context, Modern Italy, 2018 Vol. 23, No. 2, 215–226
The Construction of the Sexual Body:
1) S. Osella, Reinforcing the binary and disciplining the subject: The constitutional right to gender recognition in the Italian case law;
2) Bondage case, European Court of Human Rights;
3) P. Kotiswaran, The Laws of Social Reproduction: A Lesson in Appropriation
Health care and End of life:
1) Lambert case, European Court of Human Rights (2015);
2) Mortier v. Belgium, European Court of Human Rights (2022);
3) Gristina, Giuseppe, Busatta, Lucia & Piccinni, Mariassunta (2018). ITALIAN LAW ON INFORMED CONSENT AND ADVANCE DIRECTIVES: ITS IMPACT ON INTENSIVE CARE UNITS AND THE EUROPEAN LEGAL FRAMEWORK. Minerva Anestesiologica. 85. 10.23736/S0375-9393.18.13179-8.
Programma
Il Corso ha ad oggetto il governo della vita umana attraverso il diritto, dal concepimento al fine-vita. Lo studio include l’analisi dei modi in cui i dispositivi giuridici “costruiscono” i corpi e la sessualità. In questo quadro complessivo particolare attenzione è dedicata al diritto europeo.Il corso si articola in cinque parti:
1. Introduzione al biodiritto;
2. Il regime giuridico delle parti del corpo, dei tessuti e dei geni umani;
3. La procreazione e le tecniche di riproduzione medicalmente assistita;
4. La costruzione giuridica del corpo sessualizzato;
5. Aspetti giuridici del rapporto medico/paziente e fine-vita.
Testi Adottati
Introduction:1 S. Rodotà, NEW TECHNOLOGIES AND HUMAN RIGHTS FACTS, INTERPRETATIONS, PERSPECTIVES, in Comparative Law Rev., Vol. 11/2, p. 6 ss. (14 pagine)
2 S. Rodotà, OF MACHINES AND MEN: THE ROAD TO IDENTITY. SCÈNES FOR A DISCUSSION, in Comp. Law. Rev., 2(2020);
3 S. Rodota, Cultural Models and the Future of Bioethics, 10 J. CONTEMP. HEALTH L. & POL'y 33 (1994).
The legal regulation of body parts:
1) Radhika Rao, Genes and Spleens: Property, Contract, or Privacy Rights in the Human Body?, 35 Journal of Law 371 (2007). Available at: http://repository.uchastings.edu/faculty_scholarship/654 (10 pagine);
2) Assoc. for Molecular Pathology v. Myriad Genetics, Inc., 569 U.S. 576 (2013)
al link https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/569/576/#tab-opinion-1970691
3) G. Resta, The Case against the Privatization of Knowledge: Some Thoughts on the Myriad Genetics Controversy
Human Procreation and reproductive Technologies:
a) Abortion:
1) Tamara Hervey, Tiyash Banerjee, Abortion rights in EU law: recent developments, in BioLaw Journal, Special Issue
1/2023;
2) Roe v. Wade;
3) R. B. Siegel, ....
Reproductive Technologies:
1) R. Rao, Egg-Freezing, Uterine Transplants, and In Vitro Gametogenesis: Disruptive or Normalizing Reproductive Technologies?, 22 HOUS. J. HEALTH L. & POL’Y 121 (2022);
2) In the Matter of Baby M.
3) Menneson v. France, European Court of Human Rights
4) C. Cossutta, Maternal relations, feminism and surrogate motherhood in the Italian context, Modern Italy, 2018 Vol. 23, No. 2, 215–226
The Construction of the Sexual Body:
1) S. Osella, Reinforcing the binary and disciplining the subject: The constitutional right to gender recognition in the Italian case law;
2) Bondage case, European Court of Human Rights;
3) P. Kotiswaran, The Laws of Social Reproduction: A Lesson in Appropriation
Health care and End of life:
1) Lambert case, European Court of Human Rights (2015);
2) Mortier v. Belgium, European Court of Human Rights (2022);
3) Gristina, Giuseppe, Busatta, Lucia & Piccinni, Mariassunta (2018). ITALIAN LAW ON INFORMED CONSENT AND ADVANCE DIRECTIVES: ITS IMPACT ON INTENSIVE CARE UNITS AND THE EUROPEAN LEGAL FRAMEWORK. Minerva Anestesiologica. 85. 10.23736/S0375-9393.18.13179-8.
Modalità Erogazione
Il corso è insegnato in presenza e sarà erogato a partire dal 3 ottobre 2023. Il metodo didattico osservato prevede una forte interazione delle e degli studenti che saranno invitate/i a studiare e discutere in classe i materiali oggetto del corso. A tal fine la frequenza è fortemente raccomandata.Modalità Valutazione
L'esame finale si svolge in forma orale sulla base dei testi assegnati e studiati in classe. La partecipazione alle discussioni in classe è valutata ove possibile.