ECJ rules on stem cell research
Tuesday, December 06, 2011
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The ECJ has ruled that it is not permissible to patent the results of stem cell research within the EU. To do so the Court interpreted a Directive banning research that prohibits research resulting from the destruction of a human embryo widely, Article here.
A good example of the work of the ECJ in interpreting Directives, and of statutory interpretation.
The decision also poses questions from a law and morals standpoint. Will it drive research funding and jobs outside the EU, or is it an important step in preventing the privatisation of such knowledge for commercial gain?
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