Introduction

symbolic dimensions of biolaw

Lonneke Poort, Bart van Klink

1-15

Symbolic legislation

an essentially political concept

Bart van Klink

19-35

The emerging interactionist paradigm and the ideals of democracy and rule of law

Wibren van der Burg

37-53

How law matters

sociological reflections on the symbolic dimension of legislation

Rob Schwitters

55-69

The tension between the functions of law

ending conflict versus dynamics

Lonneke Poort

71-86

Symbolic legislation and authority

Oliver W. Lembcke

87-104

On legal symbolism in symbolic legislation

a systems theoretical perspective

Jiří Přibáň

105-121

The law and the symbolic value of the body

Jonathan Herring

125-142

Revisionist versus broad bioethics and biolaw

Herman de Dijn

143-160

Bioeconomy, moral friction and symbolic law

Klaus Hoeyer

161-176

From winged lions to frozen embryos, neomorts and human-animal cybrids

the functions of law in the symbolic mediation of biomedical hybrids

Britta van Beers

177-199

The symbolic meaning of legal subjectivity

Dorien Pessers

201-212

The natural, the informational, the claimable?

human body material in us and European patent law

Sigrid Sterckx, Julian Cockbain

215-236

Material uncertainty

nanomaterials, regulation and symbolic legislation

Robert G. Lee, Elen Stokes

237-252

The democratic legitimacy of interactive legislation of the European union concerning human embryo research

Nicolle Zeegers

253-267

Changing expectations of experts

the symbolic role of ethics committees

Lonneke Poort, Bernice Bovenkerk

269-287

Law as a symbolic order

some concluding remarks

Britta van Beers, Bart van Klink, Lonneke Poort

289-297