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Georgia - Human rights - Law, Act

Law of Georgia on Internally Displaced Persons - Persecuted from the Occupied Territories of Georgia (No. 1982-IIs of 6 February 2014). -

Adoption: 2014-02-06 | GEO-2014-L-99402

Georgia - Human rights - Law, Act

Law on Personal Data Protection (No. 5669 of 28 December 2011). -

Adoption: 2011-12-28 | Date of entry into force: 2012-04-01 | Date of gradual entry into force: 2016-01-01 | Date of gradual entry into force: 2013-01-01 | GEO-2011-L-90399

Guarantees, inter alia, basic rights of individuals for their personal data protection, sets up data processing rules, and defines the procedure of personal data exchange between States and international organizations.

Georgia - Human rights - Law, Act

Law of Georgia on Freedom of Speech and Expression (No 220-RS of 24 June 2004). -

Adoption: 2004-06-24 | GEO-2004-L-99403

Georgia - Human rights - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Parliament Decision introducing necessary measures to fight against human trafficking, especially in women and children (466).

Adoption: 2002-05-18 | GEO-2002-R-64445

In accordance with article 8 of the Georgian Law on International Agreements, recommends to the President of Georgia to ratify the United Nations' Convention against Transnational Organized Crime and the Additional Protocol to prevent, suppress and punish trafficking in persons.

Georgia - Human rights - Law, Act

Law No.1139 of 10 December 1997 "On Health Care" as amended to 20 March 2015. -

Adoption: 1997-12-10 | Date of entry into force: 1997-12-31 | GEO-1997-L-98933

Chapter I: General Provisions
Chapter II: Citizens' Rights in Health Care
Chapter III: Financing, Organization and Managing of Health Care System
Chapter IV: On Awarding State Certificate
Chapter V: Medical Activity
Chapter VI: Medical Institution
Chapter VII: Medicine and Pharmaceutical Activity
Chapter VIII: Medical Technical Devices and Medical Technologies
Chapter IX: Psychiatric Care
Chapter X: The State Sanitary Surveillance and Hygienic Rate-Setting
Chapter X: Control of Diseases
Chapter XII: Socially Dangerous Diseases and Diseases Requiring Permanent Substitution Treatment
Chapter XIII: Protection of Social Health and Primary Healthcare
Chapter XIV: (Title removed)
Chapter XV: Protection of Citizens' Health during Extraordinary Situations - Disasters and Technical Catastrophes
Chapter XVI: Professional Diseases
Chapter XVII: Medical Education
Chapter XVIII: Professional Responsibility of Medical Personnel and Medical Institution
Chapter XIX: Biomedical Research
Chapter XX: Removal and Use of Human Organs, Parts of Organs, Tissues
Chapter XXI: Donation of Blood and Blood Components
Chapter XXII: Safe Maternity and Protection of Child Health
Chapter XXIII: Family Planning
Chapter XXIV: Critical Condition, Death and Euthanasia
Chapter XXIV1: Medical Expertise
Chapter XXV: Transitional Provisions
Chapter XXVI: Final Provisions.

Georgia - Human rights - Law, Act

Law of the Republic of Georgia of 31 October 1997 on political associations of citizens.

Adoption: 1997-10-31 | GEO-1997-L-74540

Georgia - Human rights - Law, Act

Law on Internally Displaced and Persecuted Persons, 1996.

Adoption: 1996-06-28 | GEO-1996-L-65786

Regulates legal status of internally displaced and persecuted persons. Persecuted person is defined as a citizen of Georgia or person who habitually resides in Georgia without nationality who has been forced to leave a permanent residence and has been displaced (within the territory of Georgia) as a consequence of a threat to life, health or freedom to himself or his family, resulting from aggression of another country, domestic conflict or massive violation of human rights. Provides for rights and duties of persecuted persons, as well as rights and duties of persons applying for status as persecuted person.

Georgia - Human rights - Law, Act

Law No. 230 of 16 May 1996 on Public Defender [consolidation, 21 July 2010]. (საქართველოს სახალხო დამცველის შესახებ) -

Adoption: 1996-05-16 | Date of entry into force: 1996-05-16 | GEO-1996-L-88312

Chapter I: General Provisions
Chapter II: Appointment and Termination of the Term of Office of the Public Defender
Chapter III: Powers and Competences of the Public Defender
Chapter IV: Legal Safeguards for Exercising Powers of the Public Defender
Chapter V: The Staff and the Structure of the Public Defender¿s Office

Georgia - Human rights - Law, Act

Law of the Republic of Georgia on Press and other Mass Media.

Adoption: 1991-08-10 | GEO-1991-L-61281

Deals with various questions related to the press and other mass media. Chapter I contains general provisions, including principle of freedom of press. Chapter II regulates foundation of a mass media, registration and application for registration, denial of registration, suspension or termination of mass media acitvity, and some related matters. Chapter III provides for rights and obligations of citizens, mass media and journalists. These include rights of citizens to obtain information by means of mass media, and denial of information which humiliates a person's or an organisation's dignity. Also regulates rights and duties of journalists. Chapter IV provides for sanctions, Chapter V for international cooperation, and Chapter VI for control and implementation.