Medical Jurisprudence

Study:	Civil Law - 9. semester Commercial Law - 9. semester Constitutional-Administrative - 9. semester Criminal Law - 9. semester International Law - 9. semester The European Union Law - 9. semester
Code:	61364
ECTS:	4.0
Course coordinators:	prof. dr. sc. Milovan Kubat izv. prof. dr. sc. Vedrana Petrovečki doc. dr. sc. Davor Mayer

Literature:
Dušan Zečević; Sudska medicina i deontologija; Medicinska naklada (2004), str. 366
Optional literature:
Dušan Zečević (ur.); Vještačenje težine tjelesnih ozljeda u krivičnom postupku; Informator (1985), str. 127

Description:

Introduction. Health impairment and death.
Mechanical injuries. Injuries of the skull and brain. Vital reactions and some general consequences of mechanical injuries. Asphyxial injuries. Physical injuries. Nutritive injuries. Psychical injuries. Bacterial injuries.
Toxicology. Tanatology.
Scientific disciplines that deal with criminal offences and their perpetrators. Expert and giving expert opinion according to the Criminal Procedure Act. Assessment of the gravity of physical injury.
Pregnancy. Illegal termination of pregnancy. Infanticide.
Criminal offences against sexual freedom and morality.
Criminal liability of physicians. Basic medical criminal science. Suicide. Giving expert opinion in traffic accidents.
Some issues of medical ethics.

Cognitive Skills:

After successfully mastering the course the student will be able to:
1. Describe and differentiate the key issues of tanatology, forensic traumatology and medical deontology.
2. Describe and interpret the signs of death, apparent death, agony and post-mortem changes.
3. Describe and distinguish between mechanical injury (non-specific and specific), asphyctic injuries and physical injuries.
4. Assess the validity of forensic expertise.

Practical and Generic Skills:

To enable students to use literature in forensic medicine relevant to the work of the judiciary

Matching Assessments to Learning Outcomes:

Oral examination

Consultations schedule:

Lecturer in charge	Consultations	Location
prof. dr. sc. Milovan Kubat
izv. prof. dr. sc. Vedrana Petrovečki
doc. dr. sc. Davor Mayer