The expert opinion regards the criminal incident of the combined damage to health without legal features of the criminal co-participation. The authors use doctrinal law approach. Conclusions: 1) combined giving of the medical help does not mean the combined criminal damage to health; 2) commission of iatrogenic crime related with gross negligence maybe incriminated to offender if it was understandable for him that concrete breach of the rule may provoke the damage to health; 3) understanding of the possibility of criminal damage to health must be proved and motivated with help evidence.

Translated title of the contributionPROOF OF CAUSATION AND GUILT IN IATROGENIC CRIMINAL CASES: COMMENTARY TO ONE INCIDENT
Original languageRussian
Pages (from-to)84-93
Number of pages10
JournalВЕСТНИК САНКТ-ПЕТЕРБУРГСКОГО УНИВЕРСИТЕТА. СЕРИЯ 14: ПРАВО
Issue number4
StatePublished - 2015

    Research areas

  • iatrogenic crimes, combined malicious damage to health, criminal gross negligence, proof, motivation, evidence

    Scopus subject areas

  • Social Sciences(all)

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