Awareness as a mandatory feature of consent to human genome researches (treatment, diagnostics) (in terms of the proper protection of human rights and freedoms)

One of the key factors in assessing the coordination of the third-party interference in a citizen's private life (including when implementing activities related to the human genome) is his awareness of the actual and (or) legal aspects of such interference; however, many aspects of relevant information procedures remain blank or debatable. Aim: to identify the causes and significance (first of all, from the point of view of observing the principle of respect for the individual) of entrenchment in international legal acts and Russian legislation the requirement of informed consent of the subject; analysis of approaches to determining the content and volume of information provided, as well as to interpreting the provision on reporting data in an accessible form; studying the specifics of informing in extraordinary situations (refusal to receive information, etc.). Methods: general theoretical methods of formal and dialectical logic; private scientific methods such as comparative legal, legal dogmatic, the method of interpreting legal norms. Results: it is established that the main factors for introducing the sign of informed consent are the nature of the protected goods and the qualification of the citizen as a weak (vulnerable) side; the appropriateness of using the categories of “necessity” and “sufficiency” is justified in determining the completeness of the disclosed information; a close relationship between the signs of awareness and voluntariness of consent is disclosed, which, however, does not cancel their autonomy.