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Toward A More Communitarian Future? Fukuyama As The Fundamentalist Secular Humanist, June Carbone
Toward A More Communitarian Future? Fukuyama As The Fundamentalist Secular Humanist, June Carbone
Michigan Law Review
With The End of History and the Last Man, Francis Fukuyama established himself as the prophet of liberal democracy and free markets, heralding their triumph as the only form of governance capable of commanding legitimacy. Asked to reflect on his predictions a decade later, Fukuyama concluded that the greatest threat to liberalism comes from biotechnology because it alone has the potential to remake the human nature that liberal democracy was designed to serve. Fukuyama makes a compelling case that biotechnology may produce developments that should concern us; he is ironically less persuasive in articulating a liberal-democratic framework for governing the …
Comment: Dna As Property: Implications On The Constitutionality Of Dna Dragnets, Jonathan Will
Comment: Dna As Property: Implications On The Constitutionality Of Dna Dragnets, Jonathan Will
Journal Articles
This comment will argue that when the state seeks to deprive a person of his or her DNA, greater constitutional protections than are currently afforded dragnets must be provided. Part I will discuss the unique properties of DNA, the information contained therein and why it should be constitutionally protected. Part II will briefly trace the history of DNA dragnets, including the practical and procedural uses in worldwide criminal investigations. Part III will explore current law and commentary regarding Fourth Amendment privacy interests in one’s DNA. Part IV will argue that DNA constitutes personal property, and finally, Part V will show …