title: [Revision of the medical malpractice law? Malpractice in an international comparison].
abstract: An international comparison shows that the German criminal law is severe on physicians. In the majority of the other countries the doctor is just liable for criminal or gross negligence. There are some countries where lack of informed consent leads to a special criminal action. The comparative law shows us that it is better to keep the current criminal law.
authors.affiliation: Universität Göttingen.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Deutsch
mesh_terms: D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D016365:Liability, Legal; D008318:Malpractice / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*