Etika i izazovi u postupanju s ljudskim skeletnim ostacima

master's thesis

• Title (english): Ethics and Challenges in the Handling of Human Skeletal Remains
• Author: Gabrijela Perhaj
• Mentor: Darko Polšek (mentor)
• Committee member: Zdravko Petanjek (predsjednik povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Tibor Komar (član povjerenstva)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences; (Department of Ethnology and Cultural Anthropology); Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2021-07-01, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: HUMANISTIC SCIENCES; Ethnology and Anthropology; Anthropology

Abstract

Ovaj rad istražuje etičke probleme i izazove koji se javljaju u područjima arheologije, forenzične antropologije, destruktivnih analiza, muzeologije i obrazovanja prilikom postupanja s ljudskim skeletnim ostacima na teritoriju Republike Hrvatske. Postojeći pravni okviri i smjernice za rad u Republici Hrvatskoj uspoređeni su s onima u Sjedinjenim Američkim Državama i Ujedinjenom Kraljevstvu. Primjerima se opisuju konkretne situacije i problemi u praksi, a oni su velikim dijelom uzrokovani nedostatkom adekvatnih zakonskih regulacija i propisa. Kako su ljudski skeletni ostaci nekoć pripadali živućim ljudima koji su živjeli u zajednicama koje su imale svoja vjerovanja i vrijednosti, potrebno je osvijestiti da se upotreba i rad na njima ne mogu izjednačiti s korištenjem običnih predmeta ili materijala. Stoga je potrebno uvesti dodatne regulacije kojima će se praksa standardizirati na razini svih institucija u Hrvatskoj, a uz to je potrebno i intenzivirati propitkivanje etičnosti dosadašnjeg postupanja u stručnim krugovima i javnosti jer samo tako može doći do značajnih promjena. Na kraju su ponuđena načela koja bi se trebala slijediti kod oblikovanja novih regulacija za Republiku Hrvatsku.

Abstract (english)

The aim of this paper is to explore the ethical issues and challenges that arise in the treatment of human skeletal remains in the areas of archaeology, forensic anthropology, destructive analysis, museology, and education. The existing legal framework and guidelines in the Republic of Croatia are compared with those from the United States and the United Kingdom. Examples describe specific situations and problems in practice that are largely caused by the lack of adequate legal regulations and guidelines. As human skeletal remains once belonged to living people who lived in communities and had their own beliefs and values, it should be accepted that the modes of use and work on human remains cannot simply be reduced to the ones pertaining to ordinary artefacts or materials. Therefore, it is necessary to introduce additional regulations so as to standardize the practice in all institutions in Croatia. Also, the ethics of the current treatment in professional circles and the public should be further critically inspected, as this is the only way to motivate change. Finally, a number of principles are offered that should be followed when designing new regulations in the Republic of Croatia.

• Keywords: ljudski skeletni ostaci; etički problemi; etički kodeks; zakon; pravilnik
• Keywords (english): human skeletal remains; ethical issues; code of ethics; law; regulations
• Language: croatian
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:131:367390
• Study programme: Title: Anthropology (double major); Study programme type: university; Study level: graduate; Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra antropologije (magistar/magistra antropologije)
• Type of resource: Text
• File origin: Born digital
• Access conditions: Open access
• Created on: 2021-07-06 13:16:12