Medical malpractice and compensation in a global perspective / Ken Oliphant, Richard W. Wright (eds.) ; with contributions by Klinga Baczyk-Rozwadowska [and others].

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9783110270235
3110270234

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344.0411 23

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K4366

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W 44.1

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Medical malpractice and compensation in global perspective : introduction / Ken Oliphant and Richard W. Wright -- Medical malpractice in Austria / Bernhard A. Koch -- A bridge over troubled waters : the development of medical malpractice litigation in Brazil / Eduardo Dantas -- Canadian medical malpractice law in 2011 : missing the mark on patient safety / Colleen M. Flood and Bryan Thomas -- Yangge dance : the rhythm of liability for medical malpractice in the People's Republic of China / Zhu Wang and Ken Oliphant -- Medical malpractice and compensation in France / Florence G'sell-Marcrez, Geneviève Helleringer -- Medical malpractice and compensation in Germany / Marc S. Stauch -- Medical malpractice : the Italian experience / Claudia Di Marzo -- The law of medical misadventure in Japan / Robert B. Leflar -- Treatment injury in New Zealand / Stephen Todd -- Medical malpractice and compensation in Poland / Kinga Bączyk-Rozwadowska -- Malpractice in Scandinavia / Vibe Ulfbeck, Mette Hartley, and Mårten Schultz -- Medical malpractice and compensation in South Africa / L.C. coetzee and Pieter Carstens -- Medical malpractice and compensation in the UK / Richard Goldberg -- Medical malpractice and compensation in global perspectives : how does the U.S. do it? / David A. Hyman and Charles M. Silver -- Medical malpractice and compensation : comparative observations / Ken Oliphant.

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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International conference proceedings.

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Proceedings of an international symposium held in Vienna in December 2010.

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.