Legal positions of the Сonstitutional Сourt of the Russian Federation on genetic history of the family and surrogacy

  • Emil V. Alimov Institute of Legislation and Comparative Law under the Government of the Russian Federation, 34 Bolshaya Cheryomushkinskaya Street, Moscow 117218, Russia
  • Nikita S. Malyutin Lomonosov Moscow State University, 1 Leninskie Gory, Moscow 119991, Russia https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9720-3052

Abstract

This article is devoted to a general analysis of the legal positions of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation on issues of the family genetic history and surrogacy. Genetic information about a person is a special type of personal data that requires a clear and effective legal regulation mechanism that would ensure the protection of such information from unlawful collection or use. The authors made conclusions regarding the current practice of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation in the noted area.

Author Biographies

Emil V. Alimov, Institute of Legislation and Comparative Law under the Government of the Russian Federation, 34 Bolshaya Cheryomushkinskaya Street, Moscow 117218, Russia

PhD (law); researcher at the department of constitutional law

Nikita S. Malyutin, Lomonosov Moscow State University, 1 Leninskie Gory, Moscow 119991, Russia

PhD (law); associate professor at the department of constitutional and municipal law, faculty of law

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Published
2020-10-27
Keywords: human genome, genetic research, Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation, legal positions, legislation, human rights
Supporting Agencies This work was supported by RFBR grants No. 18-29-14009 «Theory and practice of legal regulation of the status of persons participating in scientific research of the genome of living organisms, their rights and obligations, limits of legal liability in Russia and foreign countries», No. 18-29-14100 «State and prospects of legal regulation and self-regulation of genomic research: national, foreign and international experience».
How to Cite
Alimov, E. V., & Malyutin, N. S. (2020). Legal positions of the Сonstitutional Сourt of the Russian Federation on genetic history of the family and surrogacy. Journal of the Belarusian State University. Law, 3, 30-37. Retrieved from https://journals.bsu.by/index.php/law/article/view/3237
Issue
No 3 (2020): Journal of the Belarusian State University. Law
Section
Constitutional Law and Administrative Law