Res ipsa loquitur and medical negligence
Subtitle: a comparative survey
By: by Patrick van den Heever, Pieter Carstens
Contributors: Carstens, P. A.
Publisher: Juta
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Cape Town
Language: eng
Number of pages: 194
ISBN-13: 9780702185977
Subjects: Medical personnel; Res ipsa loquitur doctrine; Cases; Malpractice
Other titles: Res ipsa loquitur & medical negligence
Description: "The purpose and object ... is the investigation and research of the utility and effect of the application of the doctrine of res ipsa loquitur to medical negligence cases. In particular, the book endeavours to establish conclusively that the approach of the South African courts, that the doctrine should never find application to modern negligence cases, is untenable and out of touch with modern approaches adopted in other common law countries. Constitutional principles such as procedural equality, access to courts, access to health care, access to information, post-constitutional legislation, medical ethics and policy considerations are also analysed"--P. [4] of cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 185-190) and index.