Welcome to the course on Right to the Integrity of the Person
The right to integrity of the person (RIOP) is based on what it means to be a person. Each person’s physical and mental space ought to be protected. Therefore, the RIOP is a very important aspect of bioethics. Bioethics refers to the protection of human rights in the field of biology and medicine.
The ‘HELP in the 28’ course on the “Right to the integrity of the person (Bioethics)” explores this topic in an interactive way, showing the synergies and differences between the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU, the European Convention on Human Rights and the Convention on Human Rights and Biomedicine (Oviedo Convention). It also reviews the case law of the European Court of Human Rights and the Court of Justice of the European Union pointing out to problems such as medical interventions or removal of organs without consent, medically assisted procreation or end-of-life situations.
The course has been developed under the “HELP in the 28” Programme implemented by the Council of Europe. Funded by the EU, “HELP in the 28” is the largest training project within the EU on fundamental rights for judges, prosecutors and lawyers.
The course was last updated in March 2017.
For more information about the course, please download this course brief.
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