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The Ljubljana Charter on Reforming Health Care, 1996

The purpose of this Charter is to articulate a set of principles which are an integral part of current health care systems or which…

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European Charter of Patients’ Rights (Rome, 2002)

Drawn up in 2002 by Active Citizenship Network, a European network of civic, consumer, and patient organizations, this charter provides a clear, comprehensive statement…

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Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities

The member States of the Council of Europe and the other States signed the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities at Strasbourg,…

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The Revised European Social Charter (1996)

The Revised European Social Charter opens for signature by the member States of the Council of Europe on 3 May 1996 and enters into…

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European Social Charter (1961)

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Additional Protocol to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights…

Additional Protocol to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Dignity of the Human Being with regard to the Application of Biology…

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Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (1950)

Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (European Convention on Human Rights) as amended by Protocol No. 11 was signed in…

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Convention on Human Rights and Biomedicine (1997)

Council of Europe: Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Dignity of the Human Being with regard to the Application of Biology and…

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EU Charter of Fundamental Rights (2000)

The Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, proclaimed in Nice on 7 December 2000, summarises the common values of the Member States…

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Drugging kids for parents’ relief…

July 22, 2010 - If the kids become too much to handle, slip ‘em a little cold medicine. It’s an often-repeated joke - or advice - that parents share on the playground or on Twitter and Facebook pages.

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New AIDS policy: much social…

July 13, 2010 - A new domestic AIDS policy rolled out by the White House on Tuesday looks for new ways to educate people about the deadly and incurable virus, from social media to “scientifically sound” school…

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Upcoming Events

8-10 July 2010, Aghveran

Training on “Using the European Convention for Human…

The OSIAFA, the IR, the HRGGP and the LAHI have the pleasure to invite human rights lawyers from Armenia to apply for participation in a three-day training session on safeguarding patients’ rights, to be held in Aghveran,…

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8-12 August, 2010, Zagreb

World Congress on Medical Law

From the four corners of the earth we will make our bi-annual pilgrimage to Croatia, to the beautiful city of Zagreb, impelled by our reverence for, and devotion to the services of Medical Law, Health Law, Biolexology, Ethics…

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July 18-23, 2003

The International AIDS Conference 2010

The International AIDS Conference is the premier gathering for those working in the field of HIV, as well as policy makers, persons living with HIV and other individuals committed to ending the pandemic.

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Health and Law Resources
 

Laws and Health


World Medical Association Declaration on the Rights of the Patient was adopted by the 34th World Medical Assembly, Lisbon, Portugal, September/October 1981, and amended by the 47th WMA General Assembly, Bali, Indonesia, September 1995, and…

Glossary


Euthanasia (literally “good death” in Ancient Greek) refers to the practice of ending a life in a painless manner. As of 2008, some forms of euthanasia are legal in Belgium, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Switzerland, the…

Health Care


July 13, 2010 - A new domestic AIDS policy rolled out by the White House on Tuesday looks for new ways to educate people about the deadly and incurable virus, from social media to “scientifically…

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