Law and Biomedicine-International and Comparative Perspective 1300-LAW-BIO-KPP

1. Introduction: origin, definition and subject-matter of international biomedical/bioethical law (1 hour);
2. Institutional and procedural issues - main actors, mechanisms of standard setting and implementation (1 hour);
3. European convention on human rights and biomedicine (1 hour);
4. Patient autonomy, consent to medical treatment; advance directives (living wills) (1 hour);
5. Medical experiments/biomedical research (1 hour);
6. Human cloning, embryonic stem cells (1 hour);
7. Transplantations (1 hour);
8. Human genetics - genes ownership and patenting, genetic data protection, genetic testing (3 hours) ;
9. Begining -of-life issues (medically assisted procreation, surrogate motherhood, abortion, prenatal and preimplantation genetic screening) (2 hours);
10. End-of -life issues (medically assisted suicide, euthanasia) (2 hours)

Total student workload

1. Contact hours (with a lecturer) - 20 hours 2. Individual work - time devoted to preparation to classes: reading articles and other documents provided by the lecturer, analysing case-law and legislation, researching domestic legislation, preparing for discussion - 65 hours 3. Time neccessary to prepare for assessment (evaluation) process- 20 hours Total number of hours - 90 - 4 ECTS

Learning outcomes - knowledge

K_W01 - student acquires knowledge on relations between bioethics and law, as well as on fundamental terminology and concepts of bioethics; K_W02 - student acquires detailed knowledge on international and comparative regulations (had law and soft law) concerning biomedicine; K_W03 - student acquires knowledge on relations between international and domestic systems within a specific context of biomedicine;

Learning outcomes - skills

K_U02 - student is able to use acquired knowledge to critically analyse and present opinion concerning specific problems emerging from application of biomedical advances; K_U07 - student analyses case-studies and is able to identify, interpret and apply legal norms; K_U10 - student has enchanced argumentative skills, abillity to publically express opinion in English;

Learning outcomes - social competencies

K_K02 - student is prepared to work in a team, share views, lead and take part in discussion; K_K06 - student is able to continue sef-study and deepen his/her knowledge using interdisciplinary and comparative tools, in order to improve future professional career;

Course coordinators

Julia Kapelańska-Pręgowska

Teaching methods

Dydactic methods used during the seminar: 1. Elements of conventional lecture (presentation given by the lecturer) 2. Discussion (brainstorming, pair and group discussion, panel discussion) 3. Case-study and moot court 4. Quizes

Observation/demonstration teaching methods

- display

Expository teaching methods

- participatory lecture

Exploratory teaching methods

- case study
- brainstorming
- classic problem-solving

Prerequisites

- fundamental knowledge of domestic law system (institutional and normative elements) - basic knowledge of international public law and international human rights law

Assessment criteria

Student assessment:

Initial assessment is based upon two factors:

Oral presentations - K_U02, K_U07, K_U10
Active participation (including moot-courts and in-class discussions) – K_K02, K_K06, K_U10

Each form of active participation and oral presentations are marked.
6-5 points - bdb/very good
4-3 points - db/good
2-1 points - dst/satisfactory
0 - points - ndst/fail

Additional assessment method that is optional for the students who were active and obligatory for the students who did not manage to collect enough points is
a short essay – K_W01, K_W02, K_W03.

Essay assessment:
6-5 points - bdb/very good
4-3 points - db/good
2-1 points - dst/satisfactory
0 - points - ndst/fail

Additional information

Additional information (registration calendar, class conductors, localization and schedules of classes), might be available in the USOSweb system:

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