International standards and domestic legislation on human organ donation and transplantation

Abstract

The article analyzes international standards for the quality and safety of organs for transplantation. Azerbaijan, like other countries, strictly prohibits organ trade. It criminalized the forcible removal of organs, fraud or coercion, and the buying or selling of organs. The objective of the work is to analyze the Oviedo Convention and the Council of Europe Convention on Combating Trafficking in Human Organs, as well as other legal acts, in comparison with the criminal and administrative laws of Azerbaijan. To achieve the objectives of the research, the author of the article used such methods as analysis and synthesis, the formal-legal method and the comparative-legal method. As a result of the research carried out, it was concluded that Azerbaijan should improve its relevant legislation taking into account the norms of these conventions. In particular, the State's priority should be to emphasize the donation of artificial organs and tissues instead of human donation.