OBJECTIVE To assess the real importance of obtaining informed consent, through an appropriate form, and its role in the outcome from civil liability claims. METHODS The wordings of the current Brazilian law and jurisprudence were compared with rulings from the State Court of the State of Rio de Janeiro, in 269 civil liability claims against healthcare professionals and hospitals. RESULTS Fa...

the protection of fundamental human rights at the time of war or peace is an obligation that should be observed at anytime by the states and international organizations. after the second world war, the non-peaceful situations such as occupation and economic sanctions have occurred numerously, which in some cases lasted for more than a decade. unfortunately, the laws governing these situations a...

abortion traditionally means miscarriage and is still known as a problem, which societies have been trying to reduce its rate by using legal means. despite the fact that  pregnant women and fetuses have been historically supported;  abortion  was firstly criminalized in 1926 in iran, 20 years after establishment of modern legal system. during next 53 years this situation changed dramatically, t...

in recent years, the cloning technology has remarkably developed iran, but unfortunately, the required legal framework has not been created to support and protect such developments yet. this legal gap may lead to abuse of scientific researches to obtain illegal benefits and to undermine the intellectual property rights of scientists and researchers. thus to prevent such consequences, the attemp...

given the importance of intellect in inference, especially in new issues, it is befitting to study the jurists’ works, such as examining the jurisprudential mode of life (sīra) of fayḍ kāshānī as an influential jurist in the evolution of jurisprudence in proving the above issue. to this end, his various books have been examined on the basis of content analysis method and every one of his legal ...

time limitation is one of the legal institutions of the domestic law. this institution is more welcomed in the civil law system compared to the common law. immunity, amnesty and time limitation are the most important obstacles in the ending of impunity culture. immunity is a international phenomenon, whereas amnesty and time limitation are considered as domestic elements. international criminal...