생명공학의 광범위한 적용으로 야기되는 법적, 사회적, 윤리적 문제점들을 다루다. 특히 연구윤리와 입법정책에 비중을 두고 있다.　

CHAPTER 1　 Life, Science and Justice
I. Introduction
II. Changes Wrought by the Latest Advancements in Bioscience
III. The Diverse Issues Surrounding Biotechnology
IV. For Life Justice

CHAPTER 2　 Biotechnology and Research Ethics
I. Change in the Meaning of Scientific Research Activities
II. The Limitation of the Freedom of Scientific Research
III. The Necessity of Establishing Research Ethics


CHAPTER 3　 Social, Ethical, and Legal Issues Arising From the Development of　the Latest Medical Technology　
I. Introduction
II. Social, Ethical, and Legal Issues Arising from the Development of the LatestMedical Technology
III. How justified is the intervention of law?
IV. Predictive law to cope with predictive medicine

CHAPTER 4　 The Patient-Physician Relationship and Communicative Ethics　
I. Introduction
II. The Patient-Physician Relationship
III. The Necessity of Communicative Ethics

CHAPTER 5　 The Objectives and Activities of the Ethics Committee on Stem Cell Research
I. Introduction
II. The Objectives and Activities of the Ethics Committee
III. Why an Ethics Committee?

CHAPTER 6　 Guidelines for the Ethical Review of Stem Cell Research
I. Introduction
II. Basic Principles and Directions for the Ethical Review of Stem Cell Research
III. The Stem Cell Research Center Ethics Committee Guidelines for Review of Research Proposals

CHAPTER 7　 Bioethics and Legislative Policy
I. Introduction
II. Bioethics and the Role of Law
III. The Role of the Ethics Committee
IV. The Development of Biotechnology and Reasonable Legal Policy
V. Some Points of Legislative Dispute on Bioethical Problems

CHAPTER 8　 Legislative Progress on Bioethics and Safety in Korea
I. Introduction
II. Legislative Progress on Bioethics and Safety
III. The Bioethics and Safety Act
IV. Main Issues and Problems Surrounding the Bioethics and Safety Act

CHAPTER 9　 The International Trend in the Regulation of Research on Reproductive and Therapeutic Cloning　
I. Introduction
II. Legislation of International Organizations
III. National Legislation
IV. Legislationin Major Regional Intergovernmental Organizations