A Law of Blood-ties - The 'Right' to Access Genetic Ancestry

• Main Author: Diver, Alice (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Subjects: Law.; Private international law.; Conflict of laws.; International law.; Comparative law.; Human rights.; Childhood.; Adolescence.; Social groups.; Families.; Families > Social aspects.; Human Rights.; Family.; Private International Law, International & Foreign Law, Comparative Law.; Childhood, Adolescence and Society.

This text collates and examines the jurisprudence that currently exists in respect of blood-tied genetic connection, arguing that the right to identity often rests upon the ability to identify biological ancestors, which in turn requires an absence of adult-centric veto norms. It looks firstly to th...