Course Contents
This module deals with the legal foundations of the (inter-) national health system and the medical law (among these the medical drug law (AMG), the Civil Code (BGB), the medical device law (MPG), the transplantation law (TPG)) and practical aspects of the forensic medicine (e.g. Forensic toxicology, Forensic DNA, thanatology). It will also cover the basics of medical ethics and bioethics, which will give a closer look to the ethical aspects of research on humans and the development of medical technologies in a legal-ethical context.

Literature
Legal commentariestextbooks and publications of relevant areas of law and of forensic medicine, current case-law from legal databases, ethic basic literature.

Preconditions
None

Further Grading Information
The courses take place after the teaching dates of 18-mt-1121-pr in the second half of the semester, all day on Thursdays, at the Niederrad campus. The schedule and further information, such as event times, rooms, etc. can be obtained via the corresponding Moodle course.  Usually at the latest one week before the first course date.

Semester: ST 2023