The Council of Presidents was created to strengthen international communication and to provide collaborative support and foster affiliation with existing national societies in medical law and related disciplines. The membership of the Council consists of the presidents or designated representatives of the affiliated national associations and societies. The Chairman since October 2008 is Adv. Jonathan Davies from Israel.
Officially Affiliated
Argentina Association for Medical Law
Australian College of Legal Medicine
Costa Rica Association for Medical Law
Latin-American Association for Medical Law
Venezuelan Association for Medical Law
Otherwise Recognized
WAML COUNCIL OF PRESIDENTS
List made from the roster of attendees at the 2002 meeting
AmericanCollegeof Legal Medicine. United States .
ArrmanggaUniversity . Indonesia
Association for Recherché et de Formation en Droit Medical (ARFDM). France .
AustralianCollegeof Legal Medicine. Australia .
ChinaHealth Law Society.Beijing , China .
Deontological Central Commission. Spain .
Croatian Association for Patients' Rights. Croatia .
Department of Psychiatry, University of Cape Town . South Africa .
European Centre for Bioethics and Quality of Life
InternationalCenter for Health Law and Ethics. HaifaUniversity . Israel .
Israel Association for Medical Law. Israel .
Institute of Biomedical Sciences, OportoUniversity . Portugal
Joint Centre for Bioethics, University of Toronto . Canada .
KohugkuinUniversity . Japan .
Korean Association of Medical Law. Seoul . Korea .
Latin-American Association for Medical Law
Medical Law Association ofCosta Rica
National Association of Medical Examiners. U.S.A.
National Association for Medical Law. Russia .
National Association of Patient's Rights. France
Ness Ziona Mental Health Center , Israel
Oporto University Institute Essences Biomedical. Portugal .
Sheffield Institute of Biotechnological Law & Ethics. England
