The purpose of this paper is to review the historical basis for the substantial differences which exist between the two main systems of law (common law and civil law) in the reception of forensic medical and scientific evidence by courts of law, and in the medico-legal investigation of sudden deaths in the community. The historical reasons for these differences are explained, and the relevant m...

islamic medical jurisprudence, which is the subjectconcemed with the application of islamic laws to the area of medicine, has never been discussed as an independent field of jurisprudence, although several selected topics, especially those concerning food and beverages, sexuality, death, wounds and injuries, and doctor-patient relations have been more discussed than others. the results of an in...

Medical law inevitably involves decision-making, but the types of decisions that need to be made vary in nature, from those that are purely technical to others that contain an inherent ethical content. In this paper we identify the different types of decisions that need to be made, and explore whether the law, the medical profession, or the individual doctor is best placed to make them. We also...

The abortion law of New Zealand appears to have been interpreted very liberally over recent years by sectors of the medical profession. Indeed the interpretation of the law appears to have been so liberal that it raises questions as to the lawfulness of many of the abortions carried out in New Zealand. The current practice and application of the abortion law is such that it may expose some medi...

the aim of this research is to determine the core journals in hamadan university of medical sciences with bradford's law of scattering. survey method, bibliometrics and bradford's law are used in this research. research population consists of all subscribed journals of hamadan university of medical sciences in 2004-006. research results show that 109 journals (74.7 percent of all jour...

Mary Sue Henifin, J.D., M.P.H., is a partner with Buchanan Ingersoll, P.C., Princeton, New Jersey, and Adjunct Professor of Public Health Law, Department of Environmental & Community Medicine, UMDNJ– Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Piscataway, New Jersey. Howard M. Kipen, M.D., M.P.H., is Professor and Director of Occupational Health, Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Institute...

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