On Taking DNA Reference Samples - Comment to the Judgment of the European Court of Human Rights of 14 April 2020 in the Case of Dragan Petrović v. Serbia, Application no. 75229/10

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https://doi.org/10.12775/CLR.2021.019

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reference DNA samples, DNA databases , retention of DNA profile, respect for private life , foreseeability of law

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The comment deals with the evaluation of (not only) Serbian law concerning taking body samples for DNA examinations. The authors share the arguments of the dissenting opinion from the judgment in question that the phrase “other medical procedures” was at that stage sufficient for such a procedure. A comparative analysis of the Polish law is also conducted.

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Violetta Kwiatkowska-Wójcikiewicz, Faculty of Law and Administration, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń

Professor at the Department of Criminal Procedure and Criminalistics, Faculty of Law and Administration, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń

Józef Wójcikiewicz, Faculty of Law and Administration, Jagiellonian University in Kraków

Head of the Department of Criminalistics, Faculty of Law and Administration, Jagiellonian University in Kraków

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2021-12-22

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KWIATKOWSKA-WÓJCIKIEWICZ, Violetta and WÓJCIKIEWICZ, Józef. On Taking DNA Reference Samples - Comment to the Judgment of the European Court of Human Rights of 14 April 2020 in the Case of Dragan Petrović v. Serbia, Application no. 75229/10. Comparative Law Review. Online. 22 December 2021. Vol. 27, pp. 423-429. [Accessed 6 July 2025]. DOI 10.12775/CLR.2021.019.

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Vol. 27 (2021)

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