Article title Recent developments of medical law and bioethics in Azerbaijan
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Name of magazine Scientific-practical journal
«Medical Law» Ukrainian language
Issue 1/2013
Сторінки [45-53]
Annotation Recent developments of medical law and bioethics in Azerbaijan are elucidated. Great attention is paid to Azerbaijan Medical Law and Bioethics Association, Azerbaijan Unit, UNESCO Chair in Bioethics and Department on Bioethics and Medical Law within Human Rights Institute of the National Academy of Sciences of Azerbaijan. In particular the author provides an example of successful formation of a separate passport of specialty «Bioethics and Medical Law», which owing to efforts taken by the Azerbaijan Unit, UNESCO Chair in Bioethics was registered in the Nomenclature of Scientific Specialties in Azerbaijan with a scientific code given and in March of the same year, was registered by the Government. Further steps that are to be taken to ensure the compliance with universal bioethical principles relating to human rights when conducting scientific research are enumerated. The article highlights current laws in the sphere of human rights in patient care and the draft laws which are still to be adopted. In the next part the author elucidates activity of the Azerbaijan Unit, UNESCO Chair in Bioethics aimed at improvement of lecturing bioethics and medical law in Azerbaijan.
Keywords medical law, bioethics, department of UNESCO chair, human rights, health care.
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