The Development of Medical Liability - Softcover

 
9781107475823: The Development of Medical Liability
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1107475821 ISBN 13: 9781107475823
Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2014

Synopsis

The way the law responds to death or personal injury resulting from medical treatment has changed over time. Expectations of success in medical interventions have risen. Hospitals have become more complex and use more advanced technology. This has had an impact on the liability of medical practitioners, both in generating new problems and in raising standards of expected care. While the focus is civil liability, typically either through contract or tort, this volume of essays also examines compensation systems outside private law. This topic has grown in significance since 1945. The problems encountered by the law are similar across the different jurisdictions, even if the health service arrangements are different. The legal changes are also set against changes in the institutional background, such as the role of the state, the availability of insurance and the professionalisation of medical practitioners.

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About the Author

Ewoud Hondius is Emeritus Professor of Law at the University of Utrecht, the Netherlands.

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Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Publication date
2014
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1107475821
ISBN 13 
9781107475823
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
234
Editor
Hondius Ewoud