The course examines bioethical problems that are of relevance to legal field and, by bringing these problems in relation to human rights, it involves analysis of the development of moral and bioethical argument about the development of health law in particular countires, regions and the world. The course begins with an overview of the health system and its constitutional and legislative framework. Emphasis is placed on the concepts of the right to health, pandemics/epidemics, medical ethics, patients’ rights and efficiency and safety in health care, AI, abortion, euthanasia, organ traffickings, gene manipulation etc.While dealing with different topics, the major task of the course is to learn to apply the bioethical theories to practical cases. In the same vain, to criticaly analyse the role of international organizations, states, legal entities and individuals concerning the right to heath and the access to healthcare.
Bioethics and Human Rights
Literature
MANDATORY LITERATURE
UNESCO Core Curriculum in Bioethics and Human Rights (Volume 1 and 2); UNESCO
COVID -19 Responses; , str. selected
RECOMMENDED LITERATURE
Amnon Carmi // Ksenija Turković, Sunčana Roksandić Vidlička; Informirani pristanak; Unit of UNESCO Chair, Sveučilište u Zagrebu (2009), str. selected chapters
Bernard M. Dickens, Rebecca J. Cook, Eszter Kismodi // Ksenija Turković, Sunčana Roksandić Vidlička, Aleksandar Maršavelski; Reproduktivno zdravlje: Analiza slučajeva s etičkim komentarom; Unit of UNESCO Chair in Bioethics, Pravni fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu (2011), str. selected
A. Carmi, D. Moussaoui, J. Arboleda-Florez // Ksenija Turković, Sunčana Roksandić Vidlička, Aleksandar Maršavelski; Predavanja etike u psihijatriji; Unit of UNESCO Chair in Bioethics, Pravni fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu (2012), str. selected chapters
Silke Schicktanz, Claudia Wiesemann, Sabine Woehlke // Ksenija Turković, Sunčana Roksandić Vidlička, Aleksandar Maršavelski; Podučavanje etike u presađivanju organa i darivanju tkiva; Unit of UNESCO Chair in Bioethics, Pravni fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu (2013), str. selected chapters
Learning outcomes
Interpretation of the challenges of bioethics from the aspect of human rights
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CONTRIBUTES TO THE ACHIEVEMENT OF LEARNING OUTCOMES AT THE LEVEL OF THE STUDY PROGRAM
1.Identify historical, political, economic, European, international
or other social factors relevant to the creation and application of
law and policy.
2. To define basic notions and institutes and fundamental
doctrines and principles of specific branches of law
6. Apply appropriate legal terminology (in Croatian and one
foreign language) in clear and reasoned oral and written
expression.
8. Develop ethical, legal and socially responsible behavior. -
COGNITIVE AREA OF KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
Understanding
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SKILLS
Information management skills, ability to apply knowledge in practice,
ability to learn, clear and intelligible oral and written expression skills,
ethical practice. -
LEARNING CONTENT
Teaching units:
1. Bioethical theories and the right to health
2. COVID-19 and global responses
3. Informed Consent and the Right to Autonomy
4. Protection of human dignity and the development of Artificial
Intelligence
5. Challenges of bioethics and law in 21 century
6. Issues regarding the beginning and the end of life
7. Artificial insemination and surrogate motherhood
8. Bioethical cases through history – the lessons learned
9. Trafficking of organs, transplantation and violations of human
rights
10. Bioethics and international criminal law -
TEACHING METHODS
Lecture, guided discussion, demonstration of practical tasks, close reading,
student debate, independent reading.
Interpretation of the principles and areas of application of bioethics and its challenges
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CONTRIBUTES TO THE ACHIEVEMENT OF LEARNING OUTCOMES AT THE LEVEL OF THE STUDY PROGRAM
1. Identify historical, political, economic, European, international or
other social factors relevant to the creation and application of law
2. Define the basic concepts and institute and the basic doctrines
and principles of individual branches of law.
3. Explain the position and importance of legal sciences in relation to
other scientific disciplines
4. Classify and interpret normative framework applicable in specific
branch of law
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COGNITIVE AREA OF KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
Application
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SKILLS
Information management skills, problem-solving, ability to apply
knowledge in practice, logical argumentation while respecting different
opinions, learning capabilities, ethical practice. -
LEARNING CONTENT
Teaching units:
1. Bioethical theories, principles and the right to health
2. COVID-19 and global responses
3. Informed Consent and the Right to Autonomy
4. Protection of human dignity and the development of Artificial
Intelligence
5. Challenges of bioethics and law in 21 century
6. Bioethical cases through history – the lessons learned -
TEACHING METHODS
Lecture, study, comparison and interpretation of various manifestations of
criminal behaviour, analysis of judgments of national courts and collection
of empirical data from official records, independent reading, guided
discussion, research and study of the literature.
Determine the importance of bioethics in the development of human rights and individual legal responses to existing and future social development challenges
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CONTRIBUTES TO THE ACHIEVEMENT OF LEARNING OUTCOMES AT THE LEVEL OF THE STUDY PROGRAM
4. Classify and interpret the normative framework relevant to a
particular branch of law
7. Analyse various aspects of the legal regime of the Republic of
Croatia, including a comparative perspective
8. Develop ethical, legal and socially responsible behavior.
11. Analyse relevant case law
14. Compare different legal systems -
COGNITIVE AREA OF KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
Analysis
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SKILLS
Problem-solving, teamwork, ability to criticise and self-criticise, ability to
apply knowledge in practice, learning capabilities, clear and unambiguous
expression skills, ethical practice. -
LEARNING CONTENT
Teaching units:
1. COVID-19 and global responses
2. Informed Consent and the Right to Autonomy
3. Protection of human dignity and the development of Artificial
Intelligence
4. Issues regarding the beginning and the end of life
5. Artificial insemination and surrogate motherhood
6. Bioethical cases through history – the lessons learned
7. Trafficking of organs, transplantation and violations of human
rights -
TEACHING METHODS
Lecture, study, comparison and interpretation of criminological and
criminal law theories and norms of international and European law,
independent reading, guided discussion, research and study of literature.
Explain how bioethics affects the development of human rights and vice versa
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CONTRIBUTES TO THE ACHIEVEMENT OF LEARNING OUTCOMES AT THE LEVEL OF THE STUDY PROGRAM
8. Develop ethical, legal and socially responsible behavior
12. Evaluate legal institutes and principles in their development dimension
and in relation to the modern legal system
18. Conduct empirical or legal and interdisciplinary research
19. Implement European provisions in national legal system
20. Independently plan and present or / and in a team create legal
projects or actions in legal proceedings -
COGNITIVE AREA OF KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
Evaluation
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SKILLS
Problem-solving, ability to apply knowledge in practice, learning
capabilities, ability to precisely formulate attitudes, ability to create new
ideas. -
LEARNING CONTENT
Teaching units:
1. Bioethical theories and the right to health
2. COVID-19 and global responses
3. Protection of human dignity and the development of Artificial
Intelligence
4. Challenges of bioethics and law in 21 century
5. Issues regarding the beginning and the end of life
6. Artificial insemination and surrogate motherhood
7. Bioethical cases through history – the lessons learned
8. Bioethics and international criminal law -
TEACHING METHODS
Lecture, guided discussion, demonstration of practical tasks, close reading,
student debate, independent reading.
