One of the fields of study which has been developed in recent years is that of Bioethics and the Law, including questions relating to the transplanting of organs. The problems raised by organ transplants are of concern to numerous disciplines, and the present issue of the Israel Law Review examines this topic from various points of view — ethical and halakhic, as well as legal.

In his article on the ethical implications of the buying and selling of organs, Noam Zohar subjects the generally negative attitude adopted towards both practices to a philosophical analysis, and argues that neither one is as objectionable as it appears at first sight. This article also poses a challenge to the application of traditional legal reasoning to the area of biomedical law.

The halakhic position on organ transplantation is presented by Mordechai Halperin in a wide-ranging discussion of the topic. Of particular interest are his remarks concerning the possibility of coercing organ donation, and of trading in human organs in accordance with Jewish law.