Criminal Legal Assessment of Medical Error

Student: Molchanova Arina

Educational Programme: Jurisprudence (Bachelor)

Final Grade: 8

Year of Graduation: 2019

In this research author study the problem that criminal legislation of the Russian Federation does not have accurate and comprehensive rules for protecting citizens and medical workers. Wrong law enforcement practices developed, characterized by usage of incorrect articles of Criminal Code in order to fill in legal gaps. The situation is aggravated by the fact that Supreme Court also does not provide guidance for the correct application of the law. The present research is devoted to study of medical error in the context of its widespread, caused by poor criminal law regulation and improperly formed enforcement practice, which is conducted in order to construct scientifically based rule of Criminal Code. The research work considers doctrinal approaches to understanding medical error, study of medical error as a special crime and creation rule for Criminal Code.

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