Medical Responsibility in Western Europe - Research Study of the European Science Foundation

This volume presents to the international world of learning the first fruits of a project launched by the European Science Foundation (ESF) in 1977. Tribute should be paid to the late Professor Aleck Chloros, Judge in the Court of the Euro pean Community, whose belief in the European ideal and enthusiasm for European co9peration and the comparative study oflegal problems made him an eloquent ad vocate of a large-scale ESF venture into the field of comparative law. Judge Chloros had envisaged the creation of a permanent, sizable and well-equipped European in stitute for comparative legal studies. The successive working parties convoked by the Executive Council of the ESF, which I had the honour of heading from the be ginning, came to the conclusion that this ambitious vision could not be realized im mediately; the financial situation of the member organizations of the ESF also de teriorated, making a cautious approach a necessary virtue. The solution ultimately adopted by the last of the working parties - the Ad Hoc Committee for Compara tive Law - and submitted to the General Assembly of the ESF in 1979 called for the launching of four pilot projects. In November 1980, the Assembly approved de tailed plans for two of these projects, the first of which concerned medical respon sibility - the subject of this volume. A Steering Committee was set up to monitor the projects. The organisation of the study was entrusted to Professor Dr.

List of contents

(A) Austria.- A. Grundlagen der ärztlichen Versorgung.- B. Klagen und Verfahrensgang.- C. Haftung für Fahrlässigkeit.- D. Kliniken, medizinisches Gerät, Hilfspersonal.- E. Versicherungssysteme.- F. Spezialfragen.- (B) Belgium.- A. Fondement et organisation du systeme des soins de santé en Belgique.- B. Plaintes et procédures.- C. Responsabilité des médecins.- D. Responsabilité des cliniques, des assistants et des choses.- (GB) England.- A. Bases of the System of Medical Care.- B. Claims and Court Cases.- C. Responsibility for Negligence.- D. Clinics, Personnel Equipment.- E. Insurance Schemes.- (F) France.- A. Principes déontologiques fondamentaux.- B. Réclamations et procédures judiciaires.- C. Responsabilité dans les cas d'imprudence.- D. Cliniques, équipement et personnel.- E. Systèmes d'assurance.- F. Situations spéciales.- (D) Germany.- A. Grundlagen der medizinischen Versorgung.- B. Medizinische Verantwortlichkeit und Verfahren.- C. Haftung für Behandlungsfehler.- D. Kliniken, medizinisches Gerät, Hilfspersonal.- E. Versicherungssysteme.- F. Sondersituation.- Literatur.- (GR) Greece.- Vorbemerkung.- A. Grundlagen der ärztlichen Versorgung.- B. Klagen und Verfahrensgang.- C. Haftung für Fahrlässigkeit.- D. Kliniken, medizinisches Gerät, Hilfspersonal.- E. Versicherungssysteme.- F. Spezialfragen.- G. Kritische Beurteilung.- Literatur.- (I) Italy.- A. Bases of the System of Medical Care.- B. Claims and Court Cases Regarding Medical Care.- C. Responsibility for Negligence.- D. Clinics, Machines and Employees.- E. Insurance Schemes.- F. Special Situations.- G. Conclusions.- (NL) Netherlands.- A. Bases of the System of Medical Care.- B. Claims and Court Cases.- C. Responsibility for Negligence.- D. Clinics, Machines and Employees.- E. InsuranceSchemes.- (N) Norway.- A. Basis of the System of Medical Care.- B. Claims and Court Cases.- C. Liability for Negligence.- (P) Portugal.- A. General Aspects.- B. Civil Responsibility.- C. Criminal Responsibility.- (Sc) Scotland.- A. The Bases of Medical Care.- B. Claims and Court Cases.- C. Responsibility for Negligence.- D. Clinics, Personnel, Equipment.- (SU) Soviet Union.- A. Health Care and Social Insurance.- B. Medical Actions with Detrimental Outcome.- C. General View on the Types of Violation of Duty by Medical Personnel and Medical Institutions.- D. Basic Criminal Acts Committed by Medical Personnel.- E. Civil Responsibility of Medical Institutions: Legal Nature of Responsibility.- F. Material Prerequisites of Civil Responsibility.- G. Procedural Prerequisites of Civil Responsibility.- (E) Spain.- A. Deontological and Legal Bases of Medical Care in Spain.- B. Judicial and Administrative Competence with Respect to Complaints About Medical Care.- C. The Physician's Culpable Responsibility.- D. The Physician's Civil Responsibility Arising from Civil Fault.- E. Assigning Medical Responsibility.- F. Social Insurance and Medical Responsibility.- G. Private Medical Care Insurance in Spain.- H. Organ Transplantation.- I. Intensive Care; Death.- J. Drugs Manufacture and Control.- References.- (S) Sweden.- A. Introduction.- B. Organisation of Medical Care in Sweden.- C. The Patient's Rights.- D. Criminal Responsibility.- E. Administration Jurisdiction.- F. Tort Liability.- G. The Patient Insurance Scheme.- H. Conclusions.- (CH) Switzerland.- A. Grundlagen der ärztlichen Versorgung.- B. Klagen und Verfahrensgang.- C. Haftung für Fahrlässigkeit.- D. Kliniken, medizinisches Gerät, Hilfspersonal.- E. Versicherungssysteme.- Literatur.- (YU) Yugoslavia.- A. MedicalLaw and Health Care.- B. Responsibility of Medical Personnel and Institutions for Negligence.- Index des sujets.

About the author

Dr. jur. Dr. h.c. mult. Hans-Ludwig Schreiber, Professor für Strafrecht und Allgemeine Rechtstheorie, ist Hochschullehrer an der Abteilung für Arzt- und Arzneimittelrecht der Juristischen Fakultät der Universität Göttingen. Er war langjährig Präsident der Universität Göttingen.

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• Assisted by: Erwi Deutsch (Editor), Erwin Deutsch (Editor), SCHREIBER (Editor), Schreiber (Editor), Hans-Ludwig Schreiber (Editor)
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 20.09.2013
• EAN: 9783642704512
• ISBN: 978-3-642-70451-2
• No. of pages: 868
• Dimensions: 170 mm x 244 mm x 45 mm
• Weight: 1491 g
• Illustrations: XIV, 868 p.
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Law > Miscellaneous