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Global Ethics Observatory (GEObs)
Database 4: Legislation and guidelines
Find a legislation or a guideline
There are currently 35 countries and 797 instruments registered in the database.
Region
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Africa
Arab States
Asia & the Pacific
Europe & North America
Latin America & the Caribbean
Country
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Afghanistan
Albania
Algeria
Andorra
Angola
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Armenia
Aruba
Australia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Bahamas
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belarus
Belgium
Belize
Benin
Bhutan
Bolivia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana
Brazil
Brunei Darussalam
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cambodia
Cameroon
Canada
Cape Verde
Cayman Islands
Central African Republic
Chad
Chile
China
Colombia
Comoros
Congo
Congo, The Democratic Republic Of The
Cook Islands
Costa Rica
Côte d'Ivoire
Croatia
Cuba
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Djibouti
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Estonia
Ethiopia
Fiji
Finland
France
Gabon
Gambia
Georgia
Germany
Ghana
Greece
Grenada
Guatemala
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Guyana
Haiti
Holy See (Vatican City State)
Honduras
Hungary
Iceland
India
Indonesia
Iran, Islamic Republic of
Iraq
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Jamaica
Japan
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kiribati
Korea, Democratic People's Republic Of
Korea, Republic Of
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Latvia
Lebanon
Lesotho
Liberia
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macau (Macao, China)
Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic Of
Madagascar
Malawi
Malaysia
Maldives
Mali
Malta
Marshall Islands
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mexico
Micronesia, Federated States of
Moldova, Republic of
Monaco
Mongolia
Morocco
Mozambique
Myanmar
Namibia
Nauru
Nepal
Netherlands
Netherlands Antilles
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
Niue
Norway
Oman
Pakistan
Palau
Palestine
Panama
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Qatar
Romania
Russian Federation
Rwanda
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Samoa
San Marino
Sao Tome and Principe
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Serbia
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Slovakia
Slovenia
Solomon Islands
Somalia
South Africa
Spain
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Suriname
Swaziland
Sweden
Switzerland
Syrian Arab Republic
Tajikistan
Tanzania, United Republic Of
Thailand
Timor-Leste
Togo
Tokelau
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Tuvalu
Uganda
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United States of America
Uruguay
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
Venezuela
Viet Nam
Virgin Islands, British
Yemen
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Themes
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Medical research with human beings
Access to health care and essential medicines
Genetic counselling
Protection of future generations
Freedom of scientific research
Human cloning (reproductive and therapeutic cloning)
Organ transplantation
Biobanking
Non-discrimination in health care
Protection of genetic resources
Ethics committees
Topics from declaration
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Universal Declaration on Bioethics and Human Rights
International Declaration on Human Genetic Data
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Article 03: Human dignity and human rights
Article 04: Benefit and harm
Article 05: Autonomy and individual responsibility
Article 06: Consent
Article 07: Persons without the capacity to consent
Article 08: Respect for human vulnerability and personal integrity
Article 09: Privacy and confidentiality
Article 10: Equality, justice and equity
Article 11: Non-discrimination and non-stigmatization
Article 12: Respect for cultural diversity and pluralism
Article 13: Solidarity and cooperation
Article 14: Social responsibility and health
Article 15: Sharing of benefits
Article 16: Protecting future generations
Article 17: Protection of the environment, the biosphere and biodiversity
Article 18: Decision-making and addressing bioethical issues
Article 19: Ethics committees
Article 20: Risk assessment and management
Article 21: Transnational practices
Article 22: Role of States
Article 23: Bioethics education, training and information
Article 07: Non-discrimination and non-stigmatization
Article 08: Consent
Article 09: Withdrawal of consent
Article 10: The right to decide whether or not to be informed about research results
Article 11: Genetic counselling
Article 12: Collection of biological samples for forensic medicine or in civil, criminal and other legal proceedings
Article 13: Access
Article 14: Privacy and confidentiality
Article 15: Accuracy, reliability, quality and security
Article 16: Change of purpose
Article 17: Stored biological samples
Article 18: Circulation and international cooperation
Article 19: Sharing of benefits
Article 20: Monitoring and management framework
Article 21: Destruction
Article 22: Cross-matching
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