Legal Aspects of Organ Transplant

Authors

  • Jorge Avendaño Hübner Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
    Profesor del Departamento de Derecho de la PUCP

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18800/derechopucp.197401.007

Keywords:

Organ transplantation, Consent, Health Code, Death, Thing out of commerce

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to examine the legal aspects related to organ transplantation. For this purpose, the Health Code will be analyzed, highlighting the most problematic aspects of organ donation and providing a more consistent interpretation for its application. In addition, the different types of death and their relation to organ donation are developed. It is concluded that the definition of death is a problem of great importance because of its legal consequences.

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References

Código Sanitario (Perú)

Código Civil (Perú)

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Published

1974-12-01

How to Cite

Avendaño Hübner, J. (1974). Legal Aspects of Organ Transplant. Derecho PUCP, (32), 89–92. https://doi.org/10.18800/derechopucp.197401.007

Issue

No. 32 (1974)

Section

Estudios

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