When the Exception is the Rule: Rationalising the Medical Exception in Scots Law
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No physician who performs a legitimate medical operation on patient commits criminal offence or delict. This is so in spite of the fact that infringement bodily integrity another person seen as both crime and civil wrong. Notwithstanding may desire operation, defence consent cannot possibly justify serious injuries intentionally inflicted course of, say, an amputation, since this procedure highly invasive effects irreversible changes to patient’s physicality. The so-called exception consequently invoked preclude prosecution practitioners carry out procedures involve wounding. Quite where justification for lies, remains controversial. has long been justified axiomatically – by reference existence surgery profession otherwise held be sui generis. Herein, however, it submitted its basis Scots jurisprudence can found through consideration etymology word “injury” applied term art law. At core, crime/delict connected Roman notion iniuria, which served preserve uphold boni mores good morals. Conduct contumeliously affronted dignity could clearly classified contra bonos mores, but apparent iniuria effected even instances there no subjective affront individual person. This, submitted, rationalises exception: “Proper treatment” not said amount injury assault. Hence, framing such law incorrect. is, rather, necessary consequence conceptual understanding terms “assault” “real injury” Scottish jurisprudence.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Fundamina: a Journal of Legal History
سال: 2021
ISSN: ['1021-545X', '2411-7870']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.47348/fund/v26/i1a1