The insufficiency of the theory of legal transactions to informed consent in Bioethics

• Grant number: 13/07051-0
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Master
• Start date: July 01, 2013
• End date: June 30, 2015
• Field of knowledge: Applied Social Sciences - Law - Private Law
• Principal Investigator: Lydia Neves Bastos Telles Nunes
• Grantee: Ana Carolina Moraes Aboin
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Direito (FD). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Paulo , SP, Brazil

Abstract

The theory of legal transactions is insufficient when applied to informed consent in Bioethics, because of its distinctives features that requires a new way of protection to the subject. The right to be informed and the freedom of will integrate informed consent. Although the theory of legal transactions is widely applied by the legal system, it is insufficient when applied to Bioethics, because of the vulnerability of related subjects.

Academic Publications

(References retrieved automatically from State of São Paulo Research Institutions)

ABOIN, Ana Carolina Moraes. A insuficiência da teoria do negócio jurídico para o consentimento informado no âmbito da bioética. 2015. Master's Dissertation - Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Faculdade de Direito (FD/SBD) São Paulo.