Review article

Advance decision making by patients

Dijana Hrstić

Abstract

This paper presents various forms of advance decision making, examines the purpose of this mechanism, and offers a comparative overview of different legal regulation of advanced decision making accepted in the legislation of some European countries. Special emphasis is placed on the positive legislative solutions that regulate this matter in the Republic of Croatia in order to establish whether they are in conformity with the existing international standards adopted in the Council of Europe, and to point out the problems that occur due to under-regulation in the case of the application and interpretation of advance directives. The paper stresses the obligation to proceed in conformity with advance directives, and gives the limits within which such directives must be respected. Finally, a proposal is made for the legal regulation of this matter in the Republic of Croatia de lege ferenda.

Keywords

advance decision making; advance directives; living wills; advance powers of attorney; patient autonomy

Hrčak ID:

165882

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/165882

Publication date:

26.7.2016.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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