RESEARCH USE OF HUMAN IN VITRO EMBRYOS: LEGAL BOUNDARIES.

Objective: The aim: The purpose of this research is to study foreign experience in the field of legal regulation of the use of embryos in vitro to suggest ways to fill the gaps in current Ukrainian legislation and bring it into line with international law.

Patients And Methods: Materials and methods: The subject of the research was the legal regulation of the in vitro embryo research use, which is completely outside of the current Ukrainian legislation. That is why the European models of its regulation were analyzed.

[LEGAL PROTECTION AND FEATURES OF THE APPLICATION OF VIRTUAL REALITY TECHNOLOGIES IN MEDICINE].

The article examines certain aspects of the application of virtual reality technologies in medicine. Attention is drawn to the partial regulation of human rights protection when using virtual and augmented reality technologies in medical practice. The scope of application of virtual and augmented reality technologies in scientific research, in the education and training of medical workers, as well as in medical practice (therapy, rehabilitation, psychotherapy, surgery and related procedures) has been investigated.

[; LEGAL REGIME OF DONOR ORGANS IN PRIVATE INTERNATIONAL LAW].

The purpose of this study is to determine the legal regime of donor organs in private International law. Research material - legal regulation of donor organs in private international law, as well as international judicial practice, scientific views and ideas about the subject of research.; Based on the scientific analysis, the authors draw the following conclusions.

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY OF MEDICAL LAWYER.

The main aim of the article is a comprehensive study of the theoretical and legal aspects in the context of defining ways of interaction between the professions of lawyer and doctor, to justify the need to assist a medical lawyer and to reveal the main features of his professional activity. To achieve this goal, a comprehensive study of the civil, criminal and administrative legislation of Ukraine regulating the professional activity of a medical lawyer was conducted, the activity of which is aimed at ensuring the proper realization of a person's right to health care, medical care and medical insurance. The results of scientific researches on this subject are analyzed by both Ukrainian scientists and many foreign scientists (USA, Canada, Great Britain, Russia, Belarus, etc.

FORENSIC MEDICAL AND FORENSIC PSYCHIATRIC EXAMINATION: SOME ISSUES OF LEGAL REGULATION.

The article deals with the issues of legal regulation of forensic and forensic psychiatric examinations in Ukraine. Issues related to forensic examinations in the field of healthcare are urgent and particularly difficult to implement and enforce novadays in Ukraine, given the significant gaps and controversies in legal regulation. The rights of patients and medical professionals may be violated in course of the named examinations provision.

OBLIGATIONS TO INDEMNIFY DAMAGES INFLICTED BY MAIMING AND OTHER PERSONAL INJURIES INCLUDING DEATH: THEORETICAL AND PRACTICAL ISSUES (REVIEW).

The present article aims to provide a comprehensive review of the legal basis for and special features of indemnification for damages inflicted by maiming and other personal injuries including death, in particular, due to the doctor's treatment or the denial of medical care. The fulfilment of the aim involved critical analysis of civil legislation of Ukraine, with regard to indemnification for damages inflicted by maiming and other personal injuries including death. It also employs the legal framework governing out-of-court and in-court settlement of disputes with regard to inflicting personal injury to patients due to the provision of medical assistance or failure to provide medical assistance and some aspects of the assessment of damages to be awarded to the injured patient.

[MORAL DAMAGE IN MEDICINE (REVIEW)].

The purpose of the article is to conduct a comprehensive analysis of the theoretical and practical aspects of compensation for moral damage caused to an individual in connection with the treatment or provision of other medical services. The theoretical and legal grounds for moral damage in the medical sphere were investigated in accordance with the legislation of Ukraine, Hungary, Slovakia, Czech Republic, England, Sweden, and New Zealand. The practical experience of compensation for moral damage inflicted by medical workers was summarized on the basis of an analysis of cases that were considered by the European Court of Human Rights.

[THE STATE OF INTERNATIONAL LEGAL REGULATION OF CADAVERIC DONATION: ON THE PATH TO UNIFICATION (REVIEW)].

The purpose of this study is to assess the current state of international legal regulation of cadaveric donation and determine the possibility of its further unification. Therefore, the subject of the study was the legal regulation of cadaveric donation as a certain part of medicine. In particular, the work examined the norms of international law, as well as the separate provisions of the national legislation of different countries, aimed at regulating relations in the field of cadaveric donation.

MEDICAL ERROR: CIVIL AND LEGAL ASPECT.

The scientific article is focused on the research of the notion of medical error, medical and legal aspects of this notion have been considered. The necessity of the legislative consolidation of the notion of «medical error» and criteria of its legal estimation have been grounded. In the process of writing a scientific article, we used the empirical method, general scientific and comparative legal methods.

[IMPLEMENTATION OF THE RIGHT FOR HEALTH CARE FOR CHILDREN - INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS (CERTAIN ASPECTS)].

The aim of the article is to do a research on selected issues related to realizing the right for health сare for the children - internally dislocated persons. In order to achieve the given aim statistical data of the quantity of involuntarily dislocated persons including children and also the quantity of children registered with the health-care authority as well as the quantity of their requests for medical care have been analized. It has been determined that in case of involuntary dislocation children are more often exposed to trauma than adults which leads to different emotional disorders.