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KMID : 1234820180190030027
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Korean Society of Law and Medicine
2018 Volume.19 No. 3 p.27 ~ p.52
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Use of Human Biological Material, Regulation and Criminal Law
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Chom Min-Young
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Abstract
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Human biological material, defined in article 2 of Bioethics and Safety Act of Korea, has been regulated since 2012. However, we have little information about how human biological materials and how use of them are regulated under the Korean laws, specially under Criminal Law what features of existing regulations governing use of them, how those regulations should be and so. Considering this background, the study will briefly touch on basic concepts and classification of them. In the next chapter, it will examine and compare how use of human biological materials as well as biobanks are criminally regulated under “Bioethics and Safety Act” as well as other special laws - as such “Internal Organs, etc. Transplant Act”, “Safety, Management, etc. of Human Tissue Act”, “Blood Management Act”, “Act on Core Blood Management and Research”, and “Act on Dissection and Preservation of Corpses”, based on three types of acts. Lastly, the study will suggest future directions of regulation and criminal law. In fact, use of human biological material is closely related with other norms and regulations besides criminal laws and regulations. We, therefore, should consider issues and regulations involving use of human biological material from broader perspective beyond criminal laws. Nevertheless, it is required that related criminal provisions covering use of human biological material and biobank should be applied in a consistent way and defects or imperfection of those provisions should be dealt with. In addition, it is necessary to legislate new provisions in criminal procedures so as to prevent any misuse of biobank.
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KEYWORD
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Human biological material, Biobank, Bioethics and Safety Act, Criminal Law, Regulation
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