title: Testing the limits of the 'joint account' model of genetic information: a legal thought experiment.
abstract: We examine the likely reception in the courtroom of the 'joint account' model of genetic confidentiality. We conclude that the model, as modified by Gilbar and others, is workable and reflects, better than more conventional legal approaches, both the biological and psychological realities and the obligations owed under Articles 8 and 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR).
authors: The Ethox Centre, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
authors: Charles
authors: C
authors: Foster
authors: Faculty of Law, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
authors: Jonathan
authors: J
authors: Herring
authors: Hill Dickinson, Solicitors, London, UK.
authors: Magnus
authors: M
authors: Boyd
mesh_terms: D017007:Duty to Warn / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D005062:European Union; D005190:Family; D030661:Genetic Privacy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D005820:Genetic Testing / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006806:Human Rights / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D028681:Moral Obligations; D014342:Truth Disclosure; D006113:United Kingdom
keywords: Confidentiality/Privacy; Ethics; Genethics; Genetic Information; Law