Open AccessGenetic Ombudsman: The Need for and Concept of Functioning in terms of New Measures of Legal Freedom
Author(s) -
М. В. Воронин
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
kutafin law review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2713-0533
pISSN - 2713-0525
DOI - 10.17803/2313-5395.2022.1.19.099-118
Subject(s) - normative , institution , democracy , political science , competence (human resources) , human rights , law , context (archaeology) , politics , sociology , law and economics , psychology , biology , social psychology , paleontology
The purpose of this article is to describe the need for establishment of the institution entitled “genetic ombudsman” — a new body in the field of human rights protection — in the Russian Federation. The paper addresses the following issues: (1) the role of the ombudsman as an institution acting as a guarantor of democratic freedoms and the value of human life; (2) historical development and the process of becoming the ombudsman; (3) the need to create the institution of the genetic ombudsman during the era of Industry 4.0 (digital society); (4) factors that influence the society’s demand for the establishment of the aforementioned institution; (5) the main goals and objectives of the genetic ombudsman (legal, economic, medical). This research allowed for the possibility not only to highlight the importance of the genetic ombudsman in the context of the political and legal reality but also to identify existing gaps in the normative regulation. In this article, based on the key provisions of the theory of competence, the author attempted to conceptualize the activities of the genetic ombudsman, describe characteristics of this institution, and summarize areas for further research. In the course of this study, logical, comparative legal and formal methods were used.