Some Comments on Human Rights and Bioethics

The article examines the new generation of human rights related to bioethics. Some basic documents of the UN, UNESCO, Council of Europe and the European Union are mentioned. Undoubtely, the emphasis is laid on the regional acts. Some emblematic decisions of Strasbourg Court have been analysed with strong connection to to the bioethics and the begginning of the right to life. The article also takes into account 2011 amendments to the Art.II of the Hungarian constitution. In spite of the great number of convicting decisions of the European Court of Human Rights against Bulgaria in the previous two decades, our country is still in the introductory phase of development of mechanisms and capabilities for implementation of the decisions. Unfortunately, Bulgaria is among the states which could be expected to draw the attention of the Court in Strasburg even after the reform of the European Court of Human Rights in accordance to Protocol No. 141. It is necessary that measures be undertaken, since the problems connected to human rights in the 21st century, after the entry into force of both of the Lisbon Treaty and Protocol No. 14 to Convention on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, will continue to develop in a completely new environment. Regretfully, most of Bulgarian Strasburg cases are beyond the legal debate about human rights an