A review of judicial decisions by the European Court of Human Rights with medical aspects to Poland gave in 2016 Cover Image

Przegląd orzecznictwa Europejskiego Trybunału Praw Człowieka wydanego przeciwko Polsce w sprawach z aspektem medycznym w 2016 roku
A review of judicial decisions by the European Court of Human Rights with medical aspects to Poland gave in 2016

Author(s): Magdalena Zamroczyńska
Subject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Human Rights and Humanitarian Law
Published by: Naczelna Izba Lekarska
Keywords: ECHR;a doctor;judicial decisions with medical aspects

Summary/Abstract: 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 ofrights and freedoms on the basis of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights andFundamental 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 Poland in 2016 in the cases involving medical issues.

  • Issue Year: 8/2016
  • Issue No: 8
  • Page Range: 293-302
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: Polish