title: Forensic medicine in Israel.
abstract: We discuss the Israeli medicolegal system, which is rooted in remnants of British jurisprudence. Forensic services for the entire country and the occupied territories (Judea and Samaria), and now the Palestinian Autonomy (Gaza Strip and Jericho), are supplied by one central institute located in Tel Aviv. That organization, the L. Greenberg Institute of Forensic Medicine, is a department of the Ministry of Health and has academic affiliation with the University of Tel Aviv. About 2,000 necroscopic examinations are performed annually, and the types of cases encountered in the forensic practices in Israel are noted. The academic and research activities of the Institute's staff are described, with emphasis on collaboration with overseas forensic scientists. The modern history of the country is reflected in the chronicle of the evolution of its forensic medicine.
authors.affiliation: L. Greenberg Institute of Forensic Medicine, Tel Aviv, Israel.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hiss
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kahana
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Arensburg
mesh_terms: D001344:Autopsy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D005554:Forensic Medicine / Q000193:education / Q000266:history / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D007557:Israel