Medical law
Medical law is the branch of law which concerns the prerogatives and responsibilities of medical professionals and the rights of the patient.[1] It should not be confused with medical jurisprudence, which is a branch of medicine, rather than a branch of law.
Branches
Branches of medical law include:
- the law of torts (i.e. medical malpractice).[2]
- criminal law in relation to medical practice and treatment.
- the Ethics of medical practice.[3][4]
- health law and regulation.
See also
- Abortion law
- Assault (tort) and Battery (tort), a form of trespass to the person
- Bioethics
- Competence (law)
- Compulsory sterilization
- Conjoined twins
- Consent (criminal law)
- The Convention on Human Rights and Biomedicine
- Euthanasia
- Freedom of information
- Health law, the body of healthcare legislation and government regulation
- Inviolability
- Involuntary commitment
- Involuntary treatment
- Medical ethics
- Medical malpractice
- Medical record
- Privacy law
- Quality of life (healthcare)
- Reproductive rights
- Reproductive technology
- World Association for Medical Law
References
- "Topic: Medical Law". City University Law School - Lawbore. Archived from the original on 2008-04-23. Retrieved 2009-10-21.
- Zeiler, Kathryn (2010-01-01). "Medical Malpractice Liability Crisis or Patient Compensation Crisis?". DePaul Law Review. 59 (2): 675.
- "Medical blunders cost NHS billions". The Telegraph. Retrieved 2015-09-17.
- Pattinson, Shaun, D. (8 September 2017). Medical law & ethics (5th ed.). London. ISBN 9780414060272. OCLC 991642701.
Notable cases
Further reading
- Annas, G. J. (2012). "Doctors, Patients, and Lawyers — Two Centuries of Health Law". New England Journal of Medicine. 367 (5): 445–450. doi:10.1056/NEJMra1108646. PMID 22853015.
External links
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