生命伦理问题的国际软法规制

International Soft Law and Regulation on Bioethical Issues

科技无国界,生命科技发展及其医学应用引发的诸多伦理难题跨越国界,日渐成为全球性的问题,亟待世界各国共同应对。以联合国教科文组织为代表的一些国际组织在过去的三十年来采用"宣言"(软法)而不是"条约"(硬法)的方式对生命伦理问题有所规制,创制了解决生命伦理问题的诸多国际软法。我国应重视生命科技国际软法规制之形成,发挥应有的主动权和话语权,积极成为国际社会的引领者。

In order to regulate the bioethical issues, the international community has introduced many new initiatives in recentyears.Thesepracticesincludemanyinternationaldeclarationsadoptedby UNESCO.Thispaperdiscussesimplications of framing bioethical concerns in international soft law discourse. It starts from the observation that soft law approaches to questions of bioethical relevance have become dominant frameworks for addressing many bioethical concerns at the international level. The conclusion is soft law plays a role in providing uniform standards and reaching a basis for the next negotiation in this field.