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Reflexe povinného očkování v Evropě
A Reflexion on Mandatory Vaccination in Europe

Author(s): Lucia Madleňáková
Subject(s): Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, Health and medicine and law, EU-Legislation
Published by: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci
Keywords: compulsory vaccination; conscientious objection; belief; compensation for damage; Council of Europe; European Union;

Summary/Abstract: Compulsory vaccination is a subject matter that has been lately hotly debated not only in the Czech Republic. The aim of this article is to focus on the views on this topic presented by the European Courts (ECJ and ECHR) and determine whether the decision of the Czech courts held there in addition to the abovementioned courts have some legislative guidance, which they can hold in their argumentation in the future.

  • Issue Year: 12/2017
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 37-48
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Czech