Scientific Biography

Education
Faculty of Law, University of Paris (1974-1978).
National Judicial College (1979-1981).

Degrees and academic titles
Master in Law (1978).
Ph D (1991).
Director of research (1994).

Scientific activity
Judge, Court of appeal, Paris.
Secretary General, International Association of Law, Ethics and Science (1989-).
Associate Professor University of Poitiers, Faculty of Law (1994-1997).
French National Committee for UNESCO (2002-), chair, Ethics of science committee.
French representative, UNESCO Intergovernmental Bioethics Committee.
Editor general, International Journal of Bioethics.
Editor general, Law, health and society review.

Honors, Awards and Prizes
Ph D in law with honor (1991).

Research Interests
Bioethics.
Ethics of science.
Health Law.
Human Rights.
International Law.
Policy making.

Professional Organizations
Founding member, French speaking countries bioethics association.
Honorary member, Romanian Academy of Medicine.
Member, French Academy of Pharmacy.
Foreign member Argentinian academy of ethics in medicine.
Member Collège de l’Institut des sciences de la communication CNRS.
Member Réseau Droit, Sciences et Techniques, CNRS.
Member French Society of Health Law.
Member French Committee of International private law.
Member International Council on Monuments and Sites.

Scientific Publications

The author of over 250 scientific publications.

2015 Religions, Bioethics and Biolaw in S.Ferrari(ed), Routledge handbook of law and religion, New-york, London
2014 Les agences sanitaires et la biomédecine : nouvelle légitimité technocratique et stratégie de partage du pouvoir
Dans Journal International de Bioéthique 2014/2 (Vol. 25)
2013 Les scientifiques doivent-ils être responsables? Les Etudes Hospitalières
2012 L’irrésistible ascension des comités d’éthique en France,Médecine et droit
2011 Traité de bioéthique : vers une nouvelle utopie civilisatrice ? / Christian Byk,… / Bordeaux : les Études hospitalières