title: [Professional and ethical medical expert quality].
abstract: The work of court experts, including those of medical profession, is ruled by Regulations on standing court experts. The Regulations determine requirements for performing the job of court expertise, rights and duties of court experts, awards and remuneration for their work. The ethical codex determines relation of experts to performance of expertise, to court and parties, to colleagues court experts and to the community. The expert must obey the rules on performance of the expertise, complete all his duties, protect respectability of all court experts, and justify trust of legal authorities. In relationship with the court, the expert must respond to court summons, give his finding and opinion, and come to hearing summons.
authors.affiliation: Klinika za ocne bolesti, KB Sestre milosrdnice, Zagreb. renata.ivekovic@zg.t-com.hr
authors.forename: Renata
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Iveković
mesh_terms: D017523:Croatia; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D005104:Expert Testimony / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence