"Globalization, along with its digital and information communication technology counterparts, including the Internet and cyberspace, may signify a whole new era for human rights, characterized by new tensions, challenges, and risks for human rights, as well as new opportunities. Human Rights and...

"This book focuses on the new technological era as an innovative way to initiate democratic dialogue, but one that can also endangers individual rights to freedom, privacy, and autonomy"--Provided by publisher.

This book is a collection of recent essays offering fresh perspectives on the scope and future of intellectual property rights. The tripartite division of the book is designed to make this inter-disciplinary topic more accessible and intelligible to readers of diverse backgrounds. Part I...

1. Will comparative effectiveness research lead to healthcare rationing? / Mary Brown -- 2. Health care information systems and the risk of privacy issues for the disabled / John Beswetherick -- 3. Hippocratic database and active enforcement / Terry Dillard -- 4. Implementation issues on a...