Abstract

This article analyses legal regulations for autopsy performed for the purposes other than those defined by public law, i.e. to determine the cause of death of the deceased person in private interest. Having scrutinized the current domestic legal regulations in this respect, despite their fragmentary character, the author concludes that the right to determine the cause of death of a close relative may be recognized as legitimate. Nevertheless, the present legislative deficiencies create barriers in the exercise of such right, particularly with respect to private autopsy, which ought to serve as a main instrument thereof.