CALL FOR PAPERS: IVR WORLD CONGRESS 2024, Seoul, South Korea 7-12 JULY 2024 SPECIAL WORKSHOP ON LAW, MEDICINE, AND BIOETHICS (original) (raw)

Scientific Program (with recorded lectures links) of the 24th Word Congress on Medical Law and Bioethics, with a message from the program chair, Dr. Oren Asman

24th World Congress on Medical Law and Bioethics, 2018

Welcome to the 24th World Congress of the World Association for Medical Law (WAML). The WAML encompasses academics and practicing professionals in the Medico-Legal specialties. Since 1967, it has convened international gatherings allowing the professional and academic community to meet and exchange ideas. These led me, almost 4 years ago, to gratefully accept the role of Program Chair of the 24th World Congress on Medical Law and Bioethics, which has been a positive challenge. On this Occasion, I would like to acknowledge the generous support of the following for the successful planning and organization of this Congress:

South Korea's Bioethics and Biosafety Act (2005)

2013

The South Korean government passed the Bioethics and Biosafety Act, known henceforth as the Bioethics Act,in 2003 and it took effect in 2005. South Korea’s Ministry of Health and Welfare proposed the law to the South Korean National Assembly to allow the progress of biotechnology and life sciences research in South Korea while protecting human research subjects with practices such as informed consent [5]. The Bioethics Act establishes a National Bioethics Committee in Seoul, South Korea. The Bioethics Act is the first law in South Korea to regulate research on embryonic stem cells [6] and in vitro [7] fertilization [8] . Most South Korean bioethical policies rely on this act and its provisions.

The Asia Pacific Bioethics Program of the Unesco Chair in Bioethics

2015

ln 2005 at the 33'd session of General Conference the UNESCO, adapted the universal declaration on Bioethics and Human Rights. Declaration article 1.1 outlines the principals that respond to ethical issue related to medicine, life sciences and associated technologies as applied to human beings. Thus the international standards for Bioethics are grounded in a language of rights-to-safe guard human dignity and human rights.