LAWS 4307 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: National Dairy Development Board, Genetic Linkage, Fundamental Justice
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The seizure of bodily samples as criminal evidence. Genetic map telling bodies how to look, function. Made up of nucleotides (g, a, t, c) Established in 2000, regulated by dna identification act, 1998. Contains two indexes: crime scene index (csi, convicted offenders index (coi) Permits two uses: csi to coi, csi to csi. Genetic parent, his/her child must share min. 13 alleles. Full genetic siblings share ave. 16. 7 alleles (about 13 due to common inheritance) Has solved cold cases, e. g. (harman case, 2003) Implicitly prohibits familial searching: must be amended before familial searching of nddb. Regulatory options: complete prohibition, use in prescribed circumstances, broad, unrestricted use. Standing senate committee on legal & constitutional affairs requested research. Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of the person and the right not to be deprived thereof except in accordance with the principles of fundamental justice. Everyone has the right to be secure against unreasonable search or seizure.
