Genetic Databases and Witnesses
Genealogy, Social issues, Circulation
Public Conference
March 28, 2018, 17:30 – 19:30
Institut d’Études Avancées de Paris
Hôtel de Lauzon, 17 quai d’Anjou 75004 Paris
organized by:
Pascal Beauvais, Université Paris Nanterre, Florence Bellivier, Université Paris Nanterre, Elisabeth Fortis, Université Paris Nanterre, Gaëlle Krikorian, Inserm, Christine Noiville, CNRS, Florence Paterson, Mines ParisTech, Vololona Rabeharisoa, Mines ParisTech, and Joëlle Vailly, CNRS (coordinator of the FiTeGe projet)
Round-table and discussions moderated by Aline Richard, journalist, The Conversation.
With the participation of:
Alain Boulay, President of the association Aide aux Parents d’Enfants Victimes (APEV), an association for the support of parents of victimized children
Catherine Bourgain, Inserm geneticist
François-Xavier Laurent, Institut National de la Police Scientifique, National Institute of Scientific Police
Christine Lazerges, President of the Commission Nationale Consultative des Droits de l’Homme, the National Consultative Commission on Human Rights
and a representative of the Fichier national automatisé des empreintes génétiques (FNAEG), the French national DNA database
Inserm photo – Minary Patrick
The use of DNA databases by police and justice has dramatically increased over the last twenty years. This development feeds (and is fuelled by) a dual movement, on the one hand, of the rise of genetic approaches and information technologies and, on the other hand, of the increasing place taken by security issues, in public opinion as well as in public policies.
Genetic and bioinformatics technologies have profoundly transformed criminal investigations and population monitoring, and vice versa. What knowledges have guided the development of these innovations? How do they influence the way individuals and populations are governed? How are they supposed to circulate within the European Union? Under what conditions can they contribute to security while respecting civil liberties?
The purpose of this conference is to inform a broad audience on policies and practices concerning DNA analysis in criminal law, in order to address societal challenges to justice, security and freedom.
Contact: IRIS EHESS
The conference is free and open to the public. Registration is requested: registration form