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EU, Norway and NAS Law Report Framework. (2018)
Book Chapter
Beyleveld, D., & Townend, D. (in press). EU, Norway and NAS Law Report Framework. In D. Beyleveld, D. Townend, S. Rouille-Mirza, & J. Wright (Eds.), The Data Protection Directive and Medical Research Across Europe (115-123). Ashgate Publishing

Legal Issues Concerning Regulation of Chimeras and Hybrids (2018)
Book Chapter
Beyleveld, D. (in press). Legal Issues Concerning Regulation of Chimeras and Hybrids. In J. Taupitz, & M. Weschka (Eds.), CHIMBRIDS - Chimeras and Hybrids in Comparative European and International Research: Scientific, Ethical, Philosophical and Legal Aspects (645-666). Springer Verlag

Introduction (2018)
Book Chapter
Beyleveld, D., Rouille-Mirza, S., Townend, D., & Wright, J. (in press). Introduction. In D. Beyleveld, S. Rouille-Mirza, D. Townend, & J. Wright (Eds.), Implementation of the Data Protection Directive in Relation to Medical Research in Europe (3-4). Ashgate Publishing

Making sense of human dignity (2018)
Book Chapter
Beyleveld, D. (in press). Making sense of human dignity. In J. Coggon, S. Chan, S. Holm, & T. Kushner (Eds.), From reason to practice in bioethics: An anthology dedicated to the works of John Harris. Manchester University Press

UK: Case 1-10 according to UK law (2018)
Book Chapter
Beyleveld, D. (in press). UK: Case 1-10 according to UK law. In J. Taupitz, & M. Weschka (Eds.), CHIMBRIDS - Chimeras and Hybrids in Comparative European and International Research: Scientific, Ethical, Philosophical and Legal Aspects (847-853). Springer Verlag

Sheffield Natural Law School (2017)
Book Chapter
Beyleveld, D. (2017). Sheffield Natural Law School. In M. Sellers, & P. Kirste (Eds.), Encyclopedia of the philosophy of law and social philosophy (1-18). Springer Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-6730-0_58-1

“The Sheffield Natural Law School” (SNLS) designates the work of a group of scholars influenced by Beyleveld and Brownsword (1986), who use the moral theory of Gewirth (1978), according to which the Principle of Generic Consistency (PGC) (see below)... Read More about Sheffield Natural Law School.

Advance Refusals and the Personal Identity Objection (2017)
Book Chapter
Pattinson, S. D. (2017). Advance Refusals and the Personal Identity Objection. In P. Capps, & S. D. Pattinson (Eds.), Ethical rationalism and the law (91-108). Hart Publishing. https://doi.org/10.5040/9781509910014.ch-006

Some individuals make advance refusals of medical treatment to take effect when they anticipate having lost the ability to make contemporaneous decisions. Attempts to give effect to advance refusals present two challenges. The first challenge is ensu... Read More about Advance Refusals and the Personal Identity Objection.

The Past, Present and Future of Ethical Rationalism (2017)
Book Chapter
Pattinson, S. D., & Capps, P. (2017). The Past, Present and Future of Ethical Rationalism. In P. Capps, & S. D. Pattinson (Eds.), Ethical rationalism and the law (1-16). Hart Publishing

Transcendental Arguments for a Categorical Imperative as Arguments from Agential Self-Understanding (2017)
Book Chapter
Beyleveld, D. (2017). Transcendental Arguments for a Categorical Imperative as Arguments from Agential Self-Understanding. In J. P. Brune, R. Stern, & M. H. Werner (Eds.), Transcendental arguments in moral theory (141-159). De Gruyter. https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110470215-008

This chapter construes Kant’s contention that a categorical imperative is a synthetic a priori principle as equivalent to Gewirth’s claim that such an imperative is a dialectically necessary principle (a strict requirement of agential self-understand... Read More about Transcendental Arguments for a Categorical Imperative as Arguments from Agential Self-Understanding.

Research Participants and the Right to be Informed (2015)
Book Chapter
Beyleveld, D., & Brownsword, R. (2015). Research Participants and the Right to be Informed. In P. R. Ferguson, & G. T. Laurie (Eds.), Inspiring a medico-legal revolution : essays in honour of Sheila McLean (173-188). Routledge

Introducing Autonomy, Consent and the Law,1 Sheila McLean remarks that if the law is ‘to facilitate or protect the capacity of an autonomous person to make an autonomous choice – one that reflects his or her own values – it is necessary to develop st... Read More about Research Participants and the Right to be Informed.

Hope and Belief (2012)
Book Chapter
Beyleveld, D. (2012). Hope and Belief. In R. Jenkins, & E. Sullivan (Eds.), Philosophy of Mind (1-36). Nova Science Publishers