Table of contents: Preface (Silja Voneky/Rudiger Wolfrum). List of contributors. List of abbreviations. Part 1: Human creation and human dignity in religious and ethical perspectives. 1. The Creation and the Dignity of Man in Islam By Sheikholeslami, Reza Pages 3-12. 2. The Pali Buddhist Approach to Human Cloning By Huxley, Andrew Pages 13-22 3. Some Aspects of the Buddhist Assessment of Human Cloning By Schlieter, Jens Pages 23-33 4. The Jewish Perspective on Cloning By Oeming, Manfred Pages 35-45 5. Christianity and Western Philosophy By Spaemann, Robert Pages 47-51 Part 2: Human Cloning from a Scientific Perspective 6. Human Cloning from a Scientific Perspective By Winnacker, Ernst-Ludwig Pages 55-60 Part 3: Limits to human cloning under the German constitution 7. The Human Embryo is a Person and not an Object by Pages 63-67 8. Does the German Basic Law Protect against Human Cloning? By Ipsen, Jörn Pages 69-75 9. Does Cloning Violate the Basic Law’s Guarantee of Human Dignity? By Dreier, Horst Pages 77-85 10. Back to Kant! An Interjection in the Debate on Cloning and Human Dignity By Vitzthum, Wolfgang Graf Pages 87-106 11. From Procreation to Generation? Constitutional and Legal-Political Issues in Bioethics By Zypries, Brigitte Pages 107-121 Part 4: Limits to Human Cloning in International Law; 12. International Legal Limits to Human Cloning By Lilie, Hans Pages 125-132 13. Who Is Protected by Human Rights Conventions? Protection of the Embryo vs. Scientific Freedom and Public Health By Wolfrum, Rüdiger (et al.) Pages 133-143 14. The Negotiations on a Treaty on Cloning: Some Reflections By Arsanjani, Mahnoush H. Pages 145-165; A Convention on Cloning — Annotations to an almost Unsolvable Dilemma By Simitis, Spiros Pages 167-182 Annex: Relevant International and National Documents; I. International Convention against the (Reproductive) Cloning of Human Beings; II. Other International Resolutions and Declarations; III. Council of Europe; IV. European Union; V. German Law.