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Medical malpractice and compensation for medical injuries are issues which regularly create tension and innovation in national legal systems but the analysis of these areas is often limited to national audiences. This study examines the issues in a uniquely global context. Drawing from a wide range...
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De Gruyter,
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| Publisher Address: | Berlin/Boston : |
| Publication Dates: | [2013] |
| Literature type: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Tort and insurance law;
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/9783110270235 http://www.degruyter.com/doc/cover/9783110270235.jpg |
| Summary: |
Medical malpractice and compensation for medical injuries are issues which regularly create tension and innovation in national legal systems but the analysis of these areas is often limited to national audiences. This study examines the issues in a uniquely global context. Drawing from a wide range of legal systems this study seeks to uncover the underlying similarities and contrasts between the many different approaches taken to the problems of medical malpractice and compensation for medical injuries. |
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1 online resource(xviii,573 pages) : illustrations. Also available in print edition. |
| ISBN: | 9783110270235（electronic bk.） |
| Index Number: | K4366 |
| CLC: | D912.1 |
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Frontmatter -- Preface -- Table of Contents -- Medical Malpractice and Compensation in Global Perspective: Introduction / Medical Malpractice in Austria / A Bridge over troubled Waters: The Development of Medical Malpractice Litigation in Brazil / Canadian Medical Malpractice Law in 2011: Missing the Mark on Patient Safety / Yangge Dance: the Rhythm of Liability for Medical Malpractice in the People s Republic of China / Part I: The French Rules of Medical Liability since the Patients Rights Law of March 4, 2002 / Part II: Compensation Based on National Solidarity / Medical Malpractice and Compensation in Germany / Medical Malpractice: The Italian Experience / The Law of Medical Misadventure in Japan / Treatment Injury in New Zealand / Medical Malpractice and Compensation in Poland / Malpractice in Scandinavia / Medical Malpractice and Compensation in South Africa / Medical Malpractice and Compensation in the UK / Medical Malpractice and Compensation in Global Perspective: How Does the U.S. Do It? / Medical Malpractice and Compensation: Comparative Observations / Publications. |