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This chapter illustrates the historical, judicial, and juridical framework of personal injury assessment and compensation in Egypt, describing the expert’s qualification and competences and detailing the ascertainment methodology and criteria of evaluation utilized for identifying, describing, and estimating any personal injury, its temporary and permanent consequences, and the causal value/link between the event and the injury and between the injury and the impairment/disability.
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I am deeply indebted to Dr. Hisham A. Farag, the Director of Zenhom Mortuary, for the information concerning the role of medicolegal authority. I would also like to thank Dr. Labib Nancy for her information about rating tools for psychological assessment.
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Shokry, D.A. (2016). Methods of Ascertainment of Personal Damage in Egypt. In: Ferrara, S., Boscolo-Berto, R., Viel, G. (eds) Personal Injury and Damage Ascertainment under Civil Law. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-29812-2_18
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