Cases on Medical Malpractice in a Comparative Perspective

1. Auflage 2001
ISBN: 978-3-7046-6056-5
Verlag: Verlag Österreich

Buch, Englisch, 331 Seiten, PB, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 1100 g

Liability for medical malpractice is of growing importance in the field of tort law. This study provides an overview of the legal situations, the applicable texts and the case law in nine European countries. A comparative analysis highlights the tendencies which can be found and their economic effects. The structure is based on the study of six concrete cases which are discussed in the context of the different legal systems. This method shows which legal concepts lead to specific results and allows to easily compare the results. The authors are renowned tort law experts from each country. The reader is presented with extensive and precise information about the state of medical malpractice law in Europe.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Faure, Michael

Koziol, Helmut

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Medizinrecht, Gesundheitsrecht
• Rechtswissenschaften Recht, Rechtswissenschaft Allgemein Rechtsvergleichung
• Rechtswissenschaften Öffentliches Recht Medizin- und Gesundheitsrecht Arzthaftungsrecht, Vertragsrecht der Heilberufe, Patientenrechte
• Rechtswissenschaften Internationales Recht und Europarecht Europarecht Europäisches Privat- und Vertragsrecht

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction.- Cases and background.- Country reports.- Comparative analysis.- Deficiency of regulation and Approach to solutions: conclusions from the comparative research

Über Autor(innen)

The European Centre of Tort and Insurance Law (ECTIL), an independent association based in Vienna, is a research institute undertaking comparative studies in the field of national, international and common European tort and insurance law. ECTIL is also th