CRIMINALIZATION : STUDY ON HUMAN ORGAN TRADE

Abstract

     The problem of human organ shortage lead to a trading in human organ for transplantation. Many countries legalized a trading in human organ as a criminal activity to against human organ trade problem. In Thailand a trading in human organs is not criminalized, nor does specific legislation address organ transplant. To address this gap in Thai law, legislation might be introduced to criminalize organ trade, with prescribed sanctions. More general legal measures on organ transplant would likewise protect involved parties and human dignity effectively.