The grey zone between freedom of belief and health risks: ethical and legal dilemmas of alternative therapeutic practices

Keywords: freedom of belief, health risks, alternative therapeutic practices

Author Biographies

Silvia Capíková, Comenius University in Bratislava

MA, LLM, PhD, Deputy head and Assistant professor at Department of Labour Law and Social Security Law at Faculty of Law, Assistant professor at Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Social Medicine and Medical Ethics

Mária Nováková, Comenius University in Bratislava

LLM, PhD, Associate professor at Department of Labour law and Social Security Law at Faculty of Law; Institute of Social Medicine and Medical Ethics

References

Act No. 355/2007 Coll. on the Protection, Promotion, and Development of Public Health and on the Amendment and Supplementation of Certain Acts, as amended

Act No. 362/2011 Coll. on Medicines and Medical Devices and on the Amendment and Supplementation of Certain Acts, as amended

Act No. 581/2004 Coll. on Health Insurance Companies, Supervision of Healthcare, and on the Amendment and Supplementation of Certain Acts, as amended

Council of Europe: The European Convention on Human Rights (1950), Rome, 4.XI.

Published
2025-07-07
How to Cite
Capíková, S., & Nováková, M. (2025). The grey zone between freedom of belief and health risks: ethical and legal dilemmas of alternative therapeutic practices. IDEAS. PHILOSOPHICAL JOURNAL. SPECIAL SCIENTIFIC ISSUES, (1(25)-2(26), 124-126. https://doi.org/10.34017/1313-9703-2025-1(25)-2(26)-124-126
Section
Selected materials of the conference