Objective
This seminar will provide the participants with an update
on the case law as developed by the European Court of Human Rights
(ECtHR) on medical ethical issues relating to human rights, focusing on
judgments since 2015.
Key topics
- Oviedo Convention on Human Rights and Biomedicine
- End of life
- Embryo and gamete donation
- Informed consent
- Access to medical care or treatment
- Biological data
- Right to know one’s biological identity
- Surrogacy
Important note
Please foresee enough time (at least 15 minutes) before the Court visit for the security check at the entrance.
Bring your ID card or other form of identification.
No luggage can be brought into the Court’s building.
Who should attend?
Lawyers in private practice, judges, prosecutors and other members of the judiciary, staff of NGOs, legal aid services and equality bodies litigating cases involving human rights, and government agents. The seminar will also be of relevance to medical practitioners involved in the decision-making process concerning patient’s human rights.
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Young lawyers and other groups
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More details about the fees and discounts
Early registration discount
10 % before 30.03.2018
Discounts available
25 % - For young lawyers up to 30 years of age (important: the participant must provide a copy or details of his or her passport or identity card on registration); Full-time staff of universities or comparable academic institutions; Staff of charitable organisations or comparable institutions
25 % - Discount Voucher Code
If you have a discount voucher code, please click on the option above and enter the code in the Voucher Field when you register.
40 % - Staff of European Union institutions and agencies;
Staff of ERA’s patrons (Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany and the German states, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Scotland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom, City of Trier)
40% - Fellows of the European Law Institute