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Compulsory Childhood Vaccination: Human Rights, Solidarity and Best Interests

Archard, David; Brierley, Joe; Cave, Emma

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Authors

David Archard

Joe Brierley



Abstract

Across Europe an increasing number of States have set out policies which limit the right of parents to refuse routinely administered vaccinations on their children’s behalf. The Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights in Vavřička and Others v the Czech Republic has found that compulsory vaccination can be compatible with the European Convention on Human Rights. We argue that the Court’s consideration of the collective and individual best interests of children and the value of solidarity are pertinent to parental vaccine disputes and to the broader debate as to whether quasi-mandatory measures could be accepted in the United Kingdom.

Citation

Archard, D., Brierley, J., & Cave, E. (2021). Compulsory Childhood Vaccination: Human Rights, Solidarity and Best Interests. Medical Law Review, 29(4), 716-727. https://doi.org/10.1093/medlaw/fwab024

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Jul 1, 2021
Online Publication Date Jul 19, 2021
Publication Date 2021
Deposit Date Jul 6, 2021
Publicly Available Date Jul 19, 2023
Journal Medical Law Review
Print ISSN 0967-0742
Electronic ISSN 1464-3790
Publisher Oxford University Press
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 29
Issue 4
Pages 716-727
DOI https://doi.org/10.1093/medlaw/fwab024

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This is a pre-copyedited, author-produced version of an article accepted for publication in Medical Law Review following peer review. The version of record (Archard, David, Brierley, Joe & Cave, Emma (2021). Compulsory Childhood Vaccination: Human Rights, Solidarity and Best Interests. Medical Law Review 29(4): 716-727) is available online at: https://doi.org/10.1093/medlaw/fwab024





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