Review article
CRIMES AGAINST PUBLIC HEALTH IN CROATIA AND BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
Maja Buhovac
; Criminal Sciences Faculty of Law, University of Mostar, Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Abstract
The criminal protection of human health, public health is based on the punishment procedures doctor, pharmacist, ordinary citizen, manufacturers and merchants. It is justified to singleout these crimes in a special group of criminal offenses within the particular part, which is particularly true for those offenses where the focus is not on false threats to the health of a particular individual, but when it may lead to more people lose their lives or get to poor health of more people. This paper will point out the fundamental characteristics of these criminal offenses, their justification to identify a separate chapter in the criminal law, the importance of respect ethical standards in scientific activity, the criminal liability of doctors as fundamental carriers of health
activities with regard to the offenses for which the perpetrators appear primary doctor.
Keywords
criminal offenses against public health; criminal liability of doctors; malpractice; transplant; quackery
Hrčak ID:
264266
URI
Publication date:
18.10.2016.
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