Medical Malpractice and Compensation in Global Perspective

Medical Malpractice and Compensation in Global Perspective

In: Tort and Insurance Law, 32

Edited by: Ken Oliphant and Richard W. Wright

De Gruyter | 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110270235

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The papers in this collection are drawn from a symposium held in Vienna in December 2010. Organised by the Institute for European Tort Law and the Chicago-Kent Law Review, in collaboration with the European Centre of Tort and Insurance Law, the conference drew together legal experts from 14 national or regional systems across six continents. 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, demonstrating the breadth of approaches currently taken around the world and revealing key areas of tension and the likely direction of future developments. Wherever possible, the analysis is supported by reference to empirical data. The 14 legal systems covered in the collection are Austria, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, Poland, Scandinavia, South Africa, the United Kingdom and the United States. A general comparative introduction completes the collection.

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Ken Oliphant, Institute for European Tort Law, Vienna, Austria; Richard W. Wright, Chicago-Kent College of Law, Chicago, USA.

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Frontmatter Free access PDF PDF	i
Preface Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	v
Table of Contents Free access PDF PDF	vii
Medical Malpractice and Compensation in Global Perspective: Introduction Ken Oliphant and Richard W. Wright Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	1
Medical Malpractice in Austria Bernhard A. Koch Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	7
A Bridge over troubled Waters: The Development of Medical Malpractice Litigation in Brazil Eduardo Dantas Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	35
Canadian Medical Malpractice Law in 2011: Missing the Mark on Patient Safety Colleen M. Flood and Bryan Thomas Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	55
Yangge Dance: the Rhythm of Liability for Medical Malpractice in the People’s Republic of China Zhu Wang and Ken Oliphant Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	97
Medical Malpractice and Compensation in France
Part I: The French Rules of Medical Liability since the Patients’ Rights Law of March 4, 2002 Florence G’sell-Macrez Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	131
Part II: Compensation Based on National Solidarity Geneviève Helleringer Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	163
Medical Malpractice and Compensation in Germany Marc S. Stauch Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	179
Medical Malpractice: The Italian Experience Claudia Di Marzo Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	211
The Law of Medical Misadventure in Japan Robert B Leflar Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	239
Treatment Injury in New Zealand Stephen Todd Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	275
Medical Malpractice and Compensation in Poland Kinga Bączyk-Rozwadowska Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	327
Malpractice in Scandinavia Vibe Ulfbeck, Mette Hartlev and Mårten Schultz Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	377
Medical Malpractice and Compensation in South Africa L.C. Coetzee and Pieter Carstens Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	397
Medical Malpractice and Compensation in the UK Richard Goldberg Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	439
Medical Malpractice and Compensation in Global Perspective: How Does the U.S. Do It? David A. Hyman and Charles M. Silver Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	473
Medical Malpractice and Compensation: Comparative Observations Ken Oliphant Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	513
Publications Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	563

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