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Case law

In this section you can find relevant legislation (national and supranational), applied to issues related to Bioethics and Technoethics.

Euthanasia

ECHR


Lambert and Others v. France, 2015 (Summary)

Lambert and Others v. France, 2015 (Full Decision)


Haas v. Switzerland, 2011 (Summary)

Haas v. Switzerland, 2011 (Full Decision)


Pretty v. The U.K, 2002 (Summary)

Pretty v. The U.K, 2002 (Full Decision)


France 


Décision no 2017-632 Conseil Constitutionnel - Loi pour la limitation ou l'arret des traitements d'une personne hors d'état d'exprimer sa volonté, 2017 (Summary)

Décision no 2017-632 Conseil Constitutionnel - Loi pour la limitation ou l'arret des traitements d'une personne hors d'état d'exprimer sa volonté, 2017 (Full Decision)


Décision no 408146 Conseil d'Etat, 2017 (Summary) 

Décision no 408146 Conseil d'Etat, 2017 (Full Decision)


Italy


Eluana Englaro, Court of Appeals Milan, 2008 (Full Decision)


United Kingdom


EWCA Civ 254 Judgment, 2000 (Full Decision)


USA


Gonzales v. Oregon, 2006 (Summary)

Gonzales v. Oregon, 2006 (Full Decision)


Bush v. Schiavo, 2004 (Summary)

Bush v. Schiavo, 2004 (Full Decision)


People v. Kevorkian, 2001 (Summary)

People v. Kevorkian, 2001 (Full Decision)


Vacco v. Quill, 1997 (Summary)

Vacco v. Quill, 1997 (Full Decision)


Washington v. Glucksberg, 1997 (Summary)

Washington v. Glucksberg, 1997 (Full Decision)


Superintendent of the Belchertown State School v. Saikewicz, 1977 (Summary)

Superintendent of the Belchertown State School v. Saikewicz, 1977 (Full Decision)


Cruzan v. Director M.D.H, 1990 (Summary)

Cruzan v. Director M.D.H, 1990 (Full Decision)


In re Quinlan, 1976 (Summary)

In re Quinlan, 1976 (Full Decision)


Canada


Carter v. Canada, 2015 (Summary)

Carter v. Canada, 2015 (Full Decision)

Stage

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