Abstract
This issue of the Journal of Medicine and Philosophy is devoted to the topic of the nature and work of temporary and permanent bioethics commissions and other commission-like bodies in seven advanced industrialized countries. Walters traces the evolution of the modern commission and defines its major roles and functions. He then introduces the seven essays that comprise this issue: Baruch Brody's "The President's Commission: the need to be more philosophical," Alastair Campbell's "Committees and commissions in the United Kingdom," Pascal Kasimba and Peter Singer's "Australian commissions and committees on issues in bioethics," John Williams' "Commissions and biomedical ethics: the Canadian experience," François-André Isambert's "Ethics committees in France," Rihito Kimura's "Ethics committees for 'high tech' innovations in Japan," and Hans-Martin Sass's "Blue-ribbon commissions and political ethics in the Federal Republic of Germany."
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