Cross-Cutting Issues on The Right To Life in The Context of Law

Year 2015, Volume: 5 Issue: 2, 117 - 138, 01.12.2015

Sevinj Jabrayilova-shener

Abstract

Ceninin hukuki durumu ve kadının ureme sağlığıyla ilgili kesişen konular sıkca tartışılan konulardandır. Bu hukuki tahlillere dayanan makalede ceninin hukuki durumunun oğelerinden olan doğmamış cocuğun tam ve sağ doğumuna bağlı olarak gercekleşen kişilik haklarından, Avrupa Temel İnsan Hakları Sozleşmesinde muğallak olan hayatın zaman sınırdan, tıbbi hukukun son zamanlarda gelişmeye başladığı Azerbaycan mevduatından konu edilmektedir.

Keywords

Kürtaj, üreme sağlığı, ceninin hükuki durumu, yasadışı kürtaj, tam ve sağ doğum, uluslarası ve ulusal hukuk

Cross-Cutting Issues on The Right To Life in The Context of Law

Abstract

C ross-cutting issues in relation to the legal status of a fetus and the reproductive rights of woman are some of the most discussed issues. This paper legally analyzes the elements of the status of the fetus by focusing on the capacity of the personality of an unborn child, which depends on the complete and live birth of an infant, the time limit of the life that is vague within the European Convention on Human Rights, and the national laws of Azerbaijan, where medicine has just recently started progressing

Keywords

abortion, reproductive rights, legal status of fetus, criminal abortion, complete and live birth, international and national law

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