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Dr. Silja Vöneky - Ronny Ziesmer
Dr. Silja Vöneky, international lawyer
Frankfurt, *1969
International law and biomedicine
Which law applies in Antarctica? May humans be cloned in order to save other humans? Dr. Silja Vöneky is engaged with the latest questions that arise from research and science. The jurist is also a referee between the possibilities of technology and existing laws. Since 2001 she has been a research fellow at the Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law in Heidelberg, where she works to ensure that technical progress does not lead to ethical regress.
Which law applies in Antarctica? May humans be cloned in order to save other humans? Dr. Silja Vöneky is engaged with the latest questions that arise from research and science. The jurist is also a referee between the possibilities of technology and existing laws. Since 2001 she has been a research fellow at the Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law in Heidelberg, where she works to ensure that technical progress does not lead to ethical regress.
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