Patient Autonomy and Criminal Law: A Swiss Perspective

Scheidegger, Nora

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Patient Autonomy and Criminal Law: A Swiss Perspective

Scheidegger, N. (2023). Patient Autonomy and Criminal Law: A Swiss Perspective. In P. Daniluk (Ed.), Patient autonomy and criminal law (pp. 332-341). London: Routledge.

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Scheidegger, Nora¹, Author

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1Criminal Law, Max Planck Institute for the Study of Crime, Security and Law, Max Planck Society, ou_2489694

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Abstract: In Swiss criminal law, the patient’s autonomy is mainly protected by the concept of informed consent. Even lege artis performed, medically indicated therapeutic interventions are qualified as violations of the bodily and/or mental integrity that satisfy the definition of offences against bodily injuries and therefore require justification through the patient’s consent (or through another ground for justification). Valid consent can be obtained only from a patient who is competent to consent and is adequately informed about the intervention. As an expression of respect for the patient’s autonomy, the right to self-determination takes precedence over the medical necessity of treatment. This explains why a patient capable of giving consent may refuse life-saving medical treatment.

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Language(s): eng - English

Dates: Date issued: 2023

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Title: Patient autonomy and criminal law

Source Genre: Collected Edition

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Daniluk, Paweł, Editor

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Publ. Info: London : Routledge

Pages: - Volume / Issue: - Sequence Number: - Start / End Page: 332 - 341 Identifier: ISBN: 978-1-03-233485-1