Abstract
This section explores the intersection between disability, law, and ethics, and anticipates the challenges that the twenty-first century will bring. This brief introduction aims to anticipate key issues and significant challenges as the twenty-first century unfolds. To some extent, these are long-standing challenges. But many take on new forms, especially as medical and other technologies evolve exponentially. Evolving medical and technological advancements ignite a new ethical discussion regarding the risks and opportunities offered by disruptive technologies such as genetic engineering, neurotechnologies, or AI systems. Accordingly, this section is about the coming revolution – which is widely expected to occur – and the new legal framework required to regulate it from a disability rights perspective.
References
Bantekas, I., Stein, M. A., & Anastasiou, D. (2018). The UN convention on the rights of persons with disabilities: A commentary. Oxford University Press.
Bariffi, F. (2018). Article 8. Awareness-raising. In I. Bantekas, M. A. Stein, & D. Anastasiou (Eds.), The UN convention on the rights of persons with disabilities: A commentary (pp. 229–257). Oxford University Press.
Bariffi, F. (2021). Artificial intelligence, human rights and disability. Pensar: Revista de Ciências Jurídicas, 26(2). https://doi.org/10.5020/2317-2150.2021.12704
Bartlett, J. (2018). The people vs tech: How the internet is killing democracy and how we save it. Penguin Publishing Group.
Bostrom, N. (2013). Superintelligence: The coming machine intelligence revolution. Oxford University Press.
Carrey, N. (2019). Hacking the code of life: How gene editing will rewrite our futures. Icon.
Council of Europe, International Conference on ‘Emerging Technologies and Human Rights’. (2015). Available at: https://www.coe.int/en/web/bioethics/international-conference-on-emerging-technologies-and-human-rights
Doudna, J. A., & Sternberg, S. H. (2018). A crack in creation: The new power to control evolution. Vintage.
Eagleman, D. (2017). The brain: The story of you. Vintage Books.
Farah, M. J., & Wolpe, P. R. (2004). Monitoring and manipulating brain function: New neuroscience technologies and their ethical implications. The Hastings Center Report, 34(3), 35–45.
Fins, J. J. (2015). Rights come to mind: Brain injury, ethics, and the struggle for consciousness. Cambridge University Press.
Goldin, I., & Kutarna, C. (2017). Age of discovery: Navigating the risks and rewards of our new renaissance. Bloomsbury.
Harari, Y. N., Purcell, J., & Watzman, H. (2015). Sapiens: A brief history of humankind. Harper.
Isaacson, W. (2014). The innovators: How a group of hackers, geniuses, and geeks created the digital revolution. Simon & Schuster.
Kaku, M. (2014). The future of the mind: Quest to understand, enhance, and empower the mind. Generic.
Kelly, K. (1994). Out of control: The new biology of machines, social systems, and the economic world. Perseus Books.
Kelly, K. (2016). The inevitable: Understanding the 12 technological forces that will shape our future. Books on Tape.
Kurzweil, R. (2005). The singularity is near: When humans transcend biology. Viking.
Mangan, A. (2018). Plugged in: How mind machine interfaces will transform the world. New Degree Press.
Mukherjee, S. (2017). The gene: An intimate history. London Vintage.
O’Neil, C. (2018). Weapons of math destruction: How big data increases inequality and threatens democracy. Penguin Books.
Palacios, A. (2020). Discapacidad y derecho a la igualdad en tiempos de pandemia. Pensar: Revista de Ciências Jurídicas, Fortaleza, 25(4). https://doi.org/10.5020/2317-2150.2020.11906
Parens, E., & Asch, A. (2000). Prenatal testing and disability rights. Georgetown University Press.
Quinn, G., De Paor, A., & Blanck, P. D. (2016). Genetic discrimination: Transatlantic perspectives on the case for a European level legal response. Routledge.
Reese, B. (2018). The fourth age: Smart robots, conscious computers, and the future of humanity. Atria Books.
Ridley, M. (2000). Genome: The autobiography of a species in 23 chapters. Perennial.
Rochman, B. (2018). The gene machine: How genetic technologies are changing the way we have kids-and the kids we have. Scientific American/Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
Sapolsky, R. M. (2017). Behave: The biology of humans at our best and worst. Penguin Press.
Schwab, K. (2017). The fourth industrial revolution. A new transformation in technology and industry. Crown Businees.
Stibel, J. (2013). Breakpoint: Why the web will implode, search will be obsolete, and everything else you need to know about technology is in your brain. Palgrave Macmillan.
Tegmark, M. (2017). Life 3.0: Being human in the age of artificial intelligence. Knopf Publishing Group.
Van Est, R. et al. (2014). From bio to NBIC convergence – From medical practice to daily life. Report written for the Council of Europe, Committee on Bioethics, The Hague, Rathenau Instituut.
Venter, C. (2013). Life at the speed of light: From the double helix to the dawn of digital life. Viking.
West, D. M. (2018). The future of work: Robots, AI, and automation. Brookings Institution Press.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Corresponding author
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Section Editor information
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2024 Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd.
About this entry
Cite this entry
Bariffi, F., Quinn, G. (2024). Disability, Ethics, and Law: Introduction. In: Rioux, M.H., Buettgen, A., Zubrow, E., Viera, J. (eds) Handbook of Disability. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-1278-7_97-2
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-1278-7_97-2
Received:
Accepted:
Published:
Publisher Name: Springer, Singapore
Print ISBN: 978-981-16-1278-7
Online ISBN: 978-981-16-1278-7
eBook Packages: Social SciencesReference Module Humanities and Social SciencesReference Module Business, Economics and Social Sciences
Publish with us
Chapter history
-
Latest
Disability, Ethics, and Law: Introduction- Published:
- 11 October 2023
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-1278-7_97-2
-
Original
Introduction: Disability, Ethics, and Law- Published:
- 21 July 2023
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-1278-7_97-1