Constitutional and legal guarantees for the protection of medical information of vulnerable persons

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Theoretical aspects concerning the safeguarding of medical information pertaining to individuals with mental disorders, minors and prisoners are expored in this article. The heightened risks of unauthorized access to such information by external parties have been identified, promoting a doctrinal reevaluation of the protective measures. Through the analysis of prevailing approaches to constitutional and legal guarantees, the article proposes a phramework for delineating primary, specific, and auxiliary measures for ensuring the protection of medical information. Employing the scientific methods of analysis, synthesis, systematization and classification, the article discerns the particular attributes of each category of guarantees, aiming to enhance their effecacy. Notably, emphasis is placed on constitutional and legal provisions aimed at preventing unlawful access to medical information by external entities.

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Nina M. Kolosova

The Institute of Legislation and Comparative Law under the Government of the Russian Federation; Samara University

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Email: kolosova-law@mail.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-5401-0277
SPIN-code: 6167-2500

Doctor of Legal Sciences, scientific employee of the Department of Constitutional Law, The Institute of Legislation and Comparative Law under the Government of the Russian Federation; Full Professor of the department of the state and administrative law; Samara National Research University

34, B. Cheremushkinskaya Street, Moscow, 117218, Russian Federation; 34 Moskovskoye shosse, Samara, 443086, Russian Federation

Vladislava E. Mamedova

The Institute of Legislation and Comparative Law under the Government of the Russian Federation; Samara University

Email: mamedova.ve@ssau.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0003-1659-677X
SPIN-code: 8086-9015

Candidate of Legal Sciences, Associate Professor, the department of the state and administrative law, Samara National Research University; Senior Researcher of the Department of Constitutional Law, The Institute of Legislation and Comparative Law under the Government of the Russian Federation

34, B. Cheremushkinskaya Street, Moscow, 117218, Russian Federation; 34 Moskovskoye shosse, Samara, 443086, Russian Federation

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