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Authors: Rynning, Elisabeth¹; Arnardottir, Oddný Mjöll²; Hartlev, Mette³; Aasen, Henriette Sinding⁴; Soini, Sirpa⁵

Source: European Journal of Health Law, Volume 17, Number 3, 2010 , pp. 279-294(16)

Publisher: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, an imprint of Brill

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Abstract:

The five Nordic countries — Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden — share a considerable part of their cultural and historical heritage. They have collaborated closely in their development of legislation during most of the 20th century and are also all traditional welfare states, but nevertheless demonstrate a surprising degree of variety in the area of health law. The Nordic Network for Research in Biomedical Law was founded in 2006, with the aim to promote intra-disciplinary collaboration and stimulate comparative Nordic research in this field of law. Exchange of information on recent legal developments has been a recurrent point on the agenda at the Network meetings.

Keywords: health law; healthcare legislation; Scandinavia; patients' rights; biomedical research; Nordic Network; Biomedicine Convention

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/157180910X504090

Affiliations: 1: Uppsala University Sweden Nordic Network for Research in Biomedical Law 2: Reykjavík University School of Law Iceland Nordic Network for Research in Biomedical Law European Association of Health Law 3: University of Copenhagen Denmark Nordic Network for Research in Biomedical Law 4: University of Bergen Norway Nordic Network for Research in Biomedical Law 5: Institute of National Institute for Health and Welfare Finland Biomedical Law, Faculty of Law, University of Helsinki Finland

Publication date: 2010-06-01