In 2007 based on the idea of Prof. Brigitte Feuillet-Liger, an inter-university network was created in the field of bioethics. After a preparatory meeting held in Paris, the first workshop was organized in 2007 in Rennes. The third meeting, organized in collaboration with the Faculty of Law took place on January 5–6, 2009 in Kyoto, Japan. And then in 2010 the next meeting was held in Rennes again. This Francophone network includes mainly lawyers but also social scientists who work in the interdisciplinary field of studies of biomedicine, family law, and ethics. Since 2007 it has been significantly enlarged and several new scholars joint. In the framework of this cooperation, thematic sessions and publications aim to explore legal and cultural differences in bioethics. The Kyoto workshop focused on the topic of “Adolescents and Medical Treatment”. Members of the network are: Brigitte Feuillet-Liger, Pénélope Agallopoulou, Amel Aouij-Mrad, Marco Ventura, Thérése Callus, Maria-Claudia Crespo-Brauner, Françoise Furkel, Ryuichi Ida, Dominique Manai, Kristina Orfali, Véronica San Julian, Geneviève Schamps, and Judit Sándor. The major output of this international network is a Collection on Law, Bioethics and Society published in Belgium by Bruylant. Until the end of 2010 three books have been completed; two edited books in French and one in English. The first book was published with the title “Procréation médicalement assistée et anonymat”, the second one is “Adolescent et acte médicale” and the third published book is in English with the title “Who is My Genetic Parent?” . Professor Judit Sándor has been a member of the Advisory Board and the network since the beginnings. Next workshop shall be held in Tozeur in December of 2011 (see the program of the workshop in the attached file.)
For more information please consult:
http://rui-bioethique.univ-rennes1.fr/themes/LavieduRUIB/
