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Fundamental Principles

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From the time of Hippocrates, doctors have undertaken to practice medicine in accordance with ethical and professional codes of conduct. In addition, as with any other citizen, they are required to comply with the laws of the country in which they reside and practice and must understand the constraints and obligations these may impose on them. Laws will vary from one jurisdiction to another, although there may be some commonality, for example, secondary legislation deriving from European Union law and the influence of English common law on countries of the old Commonwealth. This chapter is written from the perspective of the law in England and Wales and should be read with that in mind.

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  1. Medical Protection Society, Edinburgh, Scotland

    Janet Page & C. George M. Fernie

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    Margaret M. Stark

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Page, J., Fernie, C.G.M. (2011). Fundamental Principles. In: Stark, M. (eds) Clinical Forensic Medicine. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-61779-258-8_2

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