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Fundamental Principles

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Clinical Forensic Medicine

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Although medicine is an international discipline, practiced in much the same way throughout the English-speaking world, laws vary considerably from country to country. Much of the law applicable in the United States and in the countries of the Commonwealth derives from the English common law, but medical practitioners should not assume that the laws of their own countries or states will necessarily apply in other countries or states even if medical practices are indistinguishable. In this chapter, the author attempts to establish principles of general applicability; however, it is written from the perspective of the law applicable in England and Wales and should be read with that in mind.

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  1. Greater London (Southern District), Croydon, UK

    Roy N. Palmer LLB, MB BS, LRCP, MRCS, DRCOG (Barrister-at-Law, H. M. Coroner)

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  1. The Forensic Medicine Unit, St. George’s Hospital Medical School, London, UK

    Margaret M. Stark LLM, MB, BS, DGM, DMJ, DAB (Honorary Senior Lecturer) (Honorary Senior Lecturer)

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Palmer, R.N. (2005). Fundamental Principles. In: Stark, M.M. (eds) Clinical Forensic Medicine. Forensic Science and Medicine. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1385/1-59259-913-3:037

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