A review of judicial decisions by the European Court of Human Rights with medical aspects in 2015 Cover Image

Przegląd orzecznictwa Europejskiego Trybunału Praw Człowieka wydanego w sprawach z aspektem medycznym w 2015 roku
A review of judicial decisions by the European Court of Human Rights with medical aspects in 2015

Author(s): Magdalena Zamroczyńska
Subject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Human Rights and Humanitarian Law
Published by: Naczelna Izba Lekarska
Keywords: European Court of Human Rights; medical aspects

Summary/Abstract: A review of judicial decisions by the European Court of Human Rights with medical aspects to different European countries gave in 2014 Summary The European Court of Human Rights was established in 1959 for the purpose of examining individual complaints and international cases. The ECtHR ascertains the infringement of rights and freedoms on the basis of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms. The Convention provides uniform principles and standards in the field of human rights while ECtHR judgments may provide arguments to introduce amendments in legislature and in practice. The paper presents selected verdicts issued by the ECtHR against different countries in 2015 in the cases involving medical issues.

  • Issue Year: 7/2015
  • Issue No: 7
  • Page Range: 241-254
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Polish