Abstract

BERENGUER GUARNALUSES, Nilecta Lucía; ARROYO DE LA TEJERA, Juan Enrique  and  BERENGUER GOUARNALUSES, Maritza. Some precepts and arrangements of the general theory of the medical right. MEDISAN [online]. 2009, vol.13, n.1. ISSN 1029-3019.

Right is the regulator element of social relations, among which there are those taking place in the health sector, either in the rehabilitation functions or preventive functions, health promotion and state sanitary supervision functions; that is why the medical role, independently of its nature, type, class or form constitutes a medical performance that can be correct or licit when it is carried out according to the present legal or official arrangements and can be incorrect or illicit when they are not fulfil during the practice of their profession.This article deals, among other important aspects, with those related to the General theory of the medical right, the Cuban legal system, the Cuban Constitution and the right to health, the informed consent and the legal regulation of the medical secret.

Keywords : FORENSIC MEDICINE [legislation & jurisprudence]; FORENSIC MEDICINE [ethics]; JURISPRUDENCE; LEGISLATION, HEALTH; ENACTED STATUTES; RIGHT TO HEALTH; RIGHT TO HEALTH [legislation & jurisprudence]; CUBA.

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