THE RESPONSIBILITY OF PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS IN GENETICS EDUCATION: INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE
М. В. Воронин · Courier of Kutafin Moscow State Law University (MSAL) · 2020
The article is devoted to the issue of genetics education considered as a narrowly focused education. The goals of the article are: (a) to build an understanding of the necessity of education in the fi eld of genetics; and (b) to examine laws and regulations related to genetics research in diff erent legal systems from the perspective of comparative law. The article presents the analysis of genetics education models based on the cases of the USA, France and Russia. It is also focused on requirements for and essential components of genetics education; modern examples of genetics education and genetics legislation. The article explains the necessity for the development of a web-portal titled ‘Genetics and Law’. The discussion of the necessity for genetics education is based on the concept of liability law.