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ІСТОРИЧНІ АСПЕКТИ РОЗВИТКУ МЕДИЧНОГО ПРАВА
HISTORICAL ASPECTS OF MEDICAL LAW DEVELOPMENT

Author(s): Svyatoslava Yurnyuk, Alla Tkach, Svitlana Savka
Subject(s): History, Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Health and medicine and law
Published by: Видавництво ВДНЗ України « Буковинський державний медичний університет »
Keywords: medical law; public relations; medical aid; a branch of law; health care;

Summary/Abstract: Intensification of public relations development stipulates the necessity of legal settlement of various spheres of life and emergence of newest branches of law in the Ukrainian legislation system. An independent branch of medical law available is an important thing both for the whole society and medical workers and patients themselves. The reality of the recent 10-15 years has stipulated the possibility and necessity to isolate it as an independent branch of law. It was promoted by social-economical transformations in our state (concerning public health), theoretical-legislative guidelines (essential attributes available and possibility of medical law existence). In recent decades considerable changes have occurred in medical law in Ukraine. Nowadays during economic and social changes caused by transition from the previous system to socially regulated market economy new kinds of social relations appear requiring legal regulation and their investigation. Thus, the human right for health care and medical aid is guaranteed by the Constitution. Correspondingly, an issue is set in front of our Government to create a separate comprehensive branch of medical law. The issues of juridical support of medical activity in Ukraine have become of a special topicality. Undoubtedly, it is connected with the development of private medical practice, elaboration of normative-legal bases concerning the introduction of general compulsory state social medical insurance, application of advanced medical scientific technology and improvement of management in public health care. The article focuses its attention on the development of the na- tional legal system and formation of a new branch of law in Ukraine – medical law. Scientific-theoretical substantiation of the medical law development and introduction of a separate branch – medical law in Ukraine. Medical law is a branch of science associated with investigation of a number of juridical issues in medical work. This scientific subject should be defined as a package of legal, medical and other postulates revealing the main principles and values of medical law.

  • Issue Year: 2017
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 153-155
  • Page Count: 3
  • Language: Ukrainian