LEGAL FRAMEWORKS FOR THE APPLICATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE METAVERSE IN MEDICINE
LEGAL FRAMEWORKS FOR THE APPLICATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE METAVERSE IN MEDICINE

Summary/Abstract: The article analyses the gradually evolving sphere of the metaverse. This sphere is currently,in a sense, a fusion of technological development with the world of the Internet and artificialintelligence, from the perspective of legal considerations crucial to medicine. The articleaddresses an original issue within the realm of new challenges faced by the law in the eraof advancing digitisation. Simultaneously, it has both a review and monographic character.The central thesis posited is that the use of the metaverse in medicine may pose a danger ofviolating human rights and freedoms, particularly in the areas of individual liberty, personaldata protection, and the protection of personal rights, which is relevant from a legal standpoint.The aim of the research conducted was to analyse the application of the metaverse in medicinefrom a legal perspective and to identify the dangers posed by the metaverse in the contextof the risk of infringing fundamental rights and individual freedoms. Additionally, the studyaims to propose legislative recommendations in this regard. The subject of the research and itsresults are original in nature, encompassing not only Polish law but also international law. Theapplication of the research may be significant not only for academia but also for the practiceof law, especially in relation to legislative actions at the international, European Union, andnational levels.

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