The European Convention on Human Rights and Biomedicine (ECHRBmed)
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The European Convention on Human Rights and Biomedicine (ECHRBmed)
What is this about?
The ECHRBmed is a legally binding convention aimed at the protection of human rights within the biomedical field. It uses as a framework the European Convention of Human Rights and focuses on a variety of topics and rights, especially those relevant for the medical and biomedical disciplines.
Why is this important?
Bioethics and law are two matters very much controversial between states since they are related to the core beliefs of each state. Therefore, the ECHRBmed serves as a unifying point, providing basic and general principles. The European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology endorses the ECHRBmed in their Code of Ethics.
For whom is this important?
All stakeholders in researchAnthropologistsCivil society organisationsClinical researchersDecision makersEthics committee membersHuman rights defendersLaboratory researchers
