Biography
Don Chalmers is Professor of Law and Dean of the Faculty of Law, University of Tasmania. Previously serving as Chair of the Australian Health Ethics Committee, Law Reform Commissioner for Tasmania, he is currently Chair of the Commonwealth Gene Technology Ethics Committee, a board member of the Australian Institute of Family Studies and Director of the Centre for Law and Genetics.
'The book provides valuable insights into the development of these jurisdictions and emphasises the necessity of responding to scientific developments in a justifiable and well-balanced fashion, taking into consideration the equilibrium that is to be maintained between civil liberties and the requirements of an effective investigation and the prosecution of offences.' - International Journal of Legal Medicine
'This book is a valuable source of information for students, scholars and practitioners of criminal law.'
- C. Hohoff, Institute of Legal Medicine
