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Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Dignity of the Human Being with regard to the Application of Biology and Medicine

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The Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Dignity of the Human Being with regard to the Application of Biology and Medicine, otherwise known as the Convention on Human Rights and Biomedicine, or the Oviedo Convention, after Oviedo, Spain, the place where it was first signed, is a 1997 treaty drafted by the Council of Europe regarding various aspects of bioethics. It entered into force on 1 December 1999.

Convention on Human Rights and Biomedicine
Oviedo Convention
The Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Dignity of the Human Being with regard to the Application of Biology and Medicine
Signed4 April 1997
LocationOviedo, Spain
Effective1 December 1999
Condition5 Ratifications including 4 Council of Europe Members
Ratifiers29
DepositarySecretary General of the Council of Europe
LanguagesEnglish and French

Further reading

  • Roberto Andorno, "The Oviedo Convention: A European Legal Framework at the Intersection of Human Rights and Health Law" , Journal of International Biotechnology Law, 2005, n° 2, p. 133-143.[1]
 

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