Legal Liability in Healthcare - HNPOPL0002

• Anglický název: Legal Liability in Healthcare
• Zajišťuje: Katedra zdravotnického práva (22-KZP)
• Fakulta: Právnická fakulta
• Platnost: od 2025
• Semestr: zimní
• Body: 0
• E-Kredity: 5
• Způsob provedení zkoušky: zimní s.:
• Rozsah, examinace: zimní s.:2/0, Zk [HT]
• 4EU+: ne
• Virtuální mobilita / počet míst pro virtuální mobilitu: ne
• Stav předmětu: vyučován
• Jazyk výuky: angličtina
• Způsob výuky: prezenční
• Poznámka: předmět je možno zapsat mimo plán
• Garant: JUDr. Mgr. Martin Šolc, Ph.D.
• Neslučitelnost : HPOP0000, HPOP3000, HP0681

Anotace

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The course covers the specifics of criminal and civil liability in the health care sector. Both types of liability are given approximately the same amount of instruction, beginning with a summary of the basic principles of each liability type and continuing with seminars on individual sub-issues related to the application of the liability in healthcare. The overall approach is designed to enable students to understand or deepen their understanding of the basic concepts of legal liability and their application to specific liability issues in healthcare. These include, in particular, offences specific to the healthcare sector, procedural aspects of medico-legal litigation (especially in terms of evidence) or specific issues of civil liability (e.g. compensation for secondary injury, liability for injury sustained in home birth or liability in medical research). Emphasis will be placed on developing the ability to analyse and apply legal rules, to compare solutions in different legal systems and, in particular, argumentation skills.
Students with an initial general knowledge of criminal and civil law may achieve a deepening of their knowledge in a specific health law area. The course is also open to students without in-depth introductory knowledge of these areas who are interested in specific issues of legal liability in healthcare.
Throughout the course, a strong emphasis is put on interactive teaching methods, discussion, and team and independent student work.

Poslední úprava: Šicnerová Barbora, Mgr. (09.04.2025)

Požadavky ke zkoušce

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1. The course is concluded with an oral exam on the subject matter of the course.

2. For the successful completion of the course, a minimal attendance of 80 % (i.e., the attendance at least 8 seminars) is required apart from submitting essays. 

3. Students will be partially evaluated based on their activity in seminars, the quality of the final essay and its presentation.

Poslední úprava: Šicnerová Barbora, Mgr. (09.04.2025)

Sylabus

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The course covers primarily the following topics:

-        Legal Liability in Healthcare: Introduction I

-        Legal Liability in Healthcare: Introduction II

-        Civil Liability for Medical Malpractice

-        Civil Liability and Informed Consent

-        Procedural Aspects of Medical Malpractice Cases

-        Foreign Approaches to Civil Liability in Healthcare

-        Selected Special Issues of Civil Liability

-        General Introduction to Criminal Liability in Healthcare

-        Harm to a Patient as an Element of a Crime

-        Selected Offences in Healthcare

-        Foreign Approaches to Criminal Liability in Healthcare

Poslední úprava: Šicnerová Barbora, Mgr. (28.08.2025)

Studijní opory

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1.BBasic literature:

1.       BRAZIER, M., CAVE, E. Medicine, Patients and the Law. 6th edition. Manchester: Manchester University Press, 2016. ISBN 978-1-7849-9136-4.

2.       HOLČAPEK, Tomáš, ŠUSTEK, Petr, ŠOLC, Martin. Czech Health Law. Prague-Warszawa-Bratislava-Budapest: Wolters Kluwer, 2023, 252 s. ISBN 978-80-7676-544-3.

3.       HOLČAPEK, Tomáš. Liability for Medical Malpractice in the Czech Republic. Responsabilità medica: Diritto e pratica clinica. 2019, No. 3, pp. 383-391. ISSN 2532-7607.

4.       SOVOVÁ, Olga. The Basics of Health Law. [electronic document]

5.       ŠUSTEK, Petr. Current Debates on Medical Liability in the Czech Republic. Journal de Droit de la Santé et de l’Assurance Maladie. 2019, No. 23, pp. 63-71.

6.       ŠUSTEK, Petr. Informed Consent in the Czech Republic. Responsabilità medica: Diritto e pratica clinica. 2019, No. 3, pp. 393-397. ISSN 2532-7607.

7.       ŠUSTEK, P. Two Decades of the Convention on Biomedicine: Has It Been Any Good? In ŠTURMA, P. et al. Czech Yearbook of Public & Private International Law. Česká ročenka mezinárodního práva veřejného a soukromého. Vol. 9. Praha: Česká společnost pro mezinárodní právo, 2018, pp. 257-269.

Other literature:

1.      ERIN, Charles A., OST, Suzanne (eds.). The Criminal Justice System and Health Care. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2007. ISBN 978-0-19-922829-4.

2.      GILIKER, P. Tort. London: Sweet & Maxwell, 2014. ISBN 978-0-41403-301-6.

3.      GOOLD, Imogen, HERRING, Jonathan. Great Debates in Medical Law and Ethics. 2nd edition. London: Palgrave, 2018. ISBN 978-1-352-00228-7. Chapters 2 (Consent), 3 (Capacity), 4 (Medical Negligence).

4.      HOLČAPEK, Tomáš. Convention on Biomedicine and Liability Resulting from Deficiency in Informed Consent. In ŠTURMA, Pavel (ed.). Czech Yearbook of Public & Private International Law. Česká ročenka mezinárodního práva veřejného a soukromého. Vol. 9. Prague: Česká společnost pro mezinárodní právo, 2018, pp. 270-279. ISBN 978-80-87488-32-4. ISSN 1805-0565.

5.      HOLČAPEK, Tomáš. Early Apology or Admission of Responsibility in Medical Malpractice Disputes. In ŠTURMA, Pavel (ed). Czech Yearbook of Public & Private International Law. Česká ročenka mezinárodního práva veřejného a soukromého. Vol. 10. Praha: Česká společnost pro mezinárodní právo, 2019, pp. 335-345. ISBN 978-80-87488-34-8. ISSN 1805-0565.

6.      HORSEY, Kirsty, RACKLEY, Erika. Tort Law. 2. vydání. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2011. ISBN 978-0-19-960077-9.

7.      KOCH, B. A. et al. Medical Liability in Europe. A Comparison of Selected Jurisdictions. Berlin, Boston: De Gruyter, 2011. ISBN 978-3-11-026010-6.

8.      KOZIOL, Helmut (ed.). Basic Questions of Tort Law from a Comparative Perspective. Wien: Jan Sramek Verlag, 2015. ISBN 978-3-7097-0040-2.

9.      KOZIOL, Helmut. Basic Questions of Tort Law from a Germanic Perspective. Wien: Jan Sramek Verlag, 2012. ISBN

10.   MARTÍN-CASALS, M. The Development of Liability in Relation to Technological Change. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2010. ISBN 978-1-107-47580-9.

11.   PADFIELD, N. Criminal Law. 9th edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2014. ISBN 978-0-19-870416-4.

12.   STAUCH, M. The Law of Medical Negligence in England and Germany. A Comparative Analysis. Oxford, Portland: Hart Publishing, 2008. ISBN 978-1-84113-646-2.

13.   ŠUSTEK, Petr. The Concept of Secondary (Reflective) Damage: Peculiar Situation in the Czech Republic. In ŠTURMA, Pavel (ed). Czech Yearbook of Public & Private International Law. Česká ročenka mezinárodního práva veřejného a soukromého. Vol. 10. Praha: Česká společnost pro mezinárodní právo, 2019, pp. 321-334f. ISBN 978-80-87488-34-8. ISSN 1805-0565.

14.   ŠUSTEK, P., HOLČAPEK, T. Alternative Dispute Resolution in Medical Malpractice Disputes. In ZELJKO, Radic, RONCEVIC, Ante, YONGQIANG, Li. Economic and Social Development: 22nd International Scientific Conference on Economic and Social Development – “The Challenges of Modern World”: Book of Proceedings. Varazdin: Varazdin Development and Entrepreneurship Agency, 2017, pp. 233-242. ISSN 1849-7535.

15.   ŠUSTEK, Petr, ŠOLC, Martin. Court Decisions in Wrongful Birth Cases as Possible Discrimination Against the Child. Espaço Jurídico: Journal of Law. 2017, Vol. 18, No. 1, pp. 31-48. ISSN 2179-7943.

16.   TICHÝ, Luboš (ed.). Causation in Law. Beroun: Eva Rozkotová: IFEC, 2007. ISBN 978-80-85889-93-2.

17.   TICHÝ, Luboš. Prevention in Law. Praha: Univerzita Karlova v Praze, 2013. ISBN 978-80-87146-90-3.

18.   ZÁHORA, Jozef, JELÍNEK, Jiří (eds.). Criminal Evidence and Procedure. Budapest: Wolters Kluwer, 2018. ISBN 978-963-295-768-5.

Basic legislation (always in wording in force and effect as on the date of examination):

1.      Act No. 40/2009 Coll., Criminal Code

2.      Act No. 89/2012 Coll., Civil Code

Other legal regulations (always in wording in force and effect as on the date of examination):

1.      Act No. 141/1961 Coll., Code of Criminal Procedure

2.      Act No. 99/1963 Coll., Civil Procedure Code

Poslední úprava: Šicnerová Barbora, Mgr. (29.08.2025)

angličtina

1. 

Basic literature:

1.       BRAZIER, M., CAVE, E. Medicine, Patients and the Law. 6th edition. Manchester: Manchester University Press, 2016. ISBN 978-1-7849-9136-4.

2.       HOLČAPEK, Tomáš, ŠUSTEK, Petr, ŠOLC, Martin. Czech Health Law. Prague-Warszawa-Bratislava-Budapest: Wolters Kluwer, 2023, 252 s. ISBN 978-80-7676-544-3.

3.       HOLČAPEK, Tomáš. Liability for Medical Malpractice in the Czech Republic. Responsabilità medica: Diritto e pratica clinica. 2019, No. 3, pp. 383-391. ISSN 2532-7607.

4.       SOVOVÁ, Olga. The Basics of Health Law. [electronic document]

5.       ŠUSTEK, Petr. Current Debates on Medical Liability in the Czech Republic. Journal de Droit de la Santé et de l’Assurance Maladie. 2019, No. 23, pp. 63-71.

6.       ŠUSTEK, Petr. Informed Consent in the Czech Republic. Responsabilità medica: Diritto e pratica clinica. 2019, No. 3, pp. 393-397. ISSN 2532-7607.

7.       ŠUSTEK, P. Two Decades of the Convention on Biomedicine: Has It Been Any Good? In ŠTURMA, P. et al. Czech Yearbook of Public & Private International Law. Česká ročenka mezinárodního práva veřejného a soukromého. Vol. 9. Praha: Česká společnost pro mezinárodní právo, 2018, pp. 257-269.

Other literature:

1.      ERIN, Charles A., OST, Suzanne (eds.). The Criminal Justice System and Health Care. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2007. ISBN 978-0-19-922829-4.

2.      GILIKER, P. Tort. London: Sweet & Maxwell, 2014. ISBN 978-0-41403-301-6.

3.      GOOLD, Imogen, HERRING, Jonathan. Great Debates in Medical Law and Ethics. 2nd edition. London: Palgrave, 2018. ISBN 978-1-352-00228-7. Chapters 2 (Consent), 3 (Capacity), 4 (Medical Negligence).

4.      HOLČAPEK, Tomáš. Convention on Biomedicine and Liability Resulting from Deficiency in Informed Consent. In ŠTURMA, Pavel (ed.). Czech Yearbook of Public & Private International Law. Česká ročenka mezinárodního práva veřejného a soukromého. Vol. 9. Prague: Česká společnost pro mezinárodní právo, 2018, pp. 270-279. ISBN 978-80-87488-32-4. ISSN 1805-0565.

5.      HOLČAPEK, Tomáš. Early Apology or Admission of Responsibility in Medical Malpractice Disputes. In ŠTURMA, Pavel (ed). Czech Yearbook of Public & Private International Law. Česká ročenka mezinárodního práva veřejného a soukromého. Vol. 10. Praha: Česká společnost pro mezinárodní právo, 2019, pp. 335-345. ISBN 978-80-87488-34-8. ISSN 1805-0565.

6.      HORSEY, Kirsty, RACKLEY, Erika. Tort Law. 2. vydání. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2011. ISBN 978-0-19-960077-9.

7.      KOCH, B. A. et al. Medical Liability in Europe. A Comparison of Selected Jurisdictions. Berlin, Boston: De Gruyter, 2011. ISBN 978-3-11-026010-6.

8.      KOZIOL, Helmut (ed.). Basic Questions of Tort Law from a Comparative Perspective. Wien: Jan Sramek Verlag, 2015. ISBN 978-3-7097-0040-2.

9.      KOZIOL, Helmut. Basic Questions of Tort Law from a Germanic Perspective. Wien: Jan Sramek Verlag, 2012. ISBN

10.   MARTÍN-CASALS, M. The Development of Liability in Relation to Technological Change. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2010. ISBN 978-1-107-47580-9.

11.   PADFIELD, N. Criminal Law. 9th edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2014. ISBN 978-0-19-870416-4.

12.   STAUCH, M. The Law of Medical Negligence in England and Germany. A Comparative Analysis. Oxford, Portland: Hart Publishing, 2008. ISBN 978-1-84113-646-2.

13.   ŠUSTEK, Petr. The Concept of Secondary (Reflective) Damage: Peculiar Situation in the Czech Republic. In ŠTURMA, Pavel (ed). Czech Yearbook of Public & Private International Law. Česká ročenka mezinárodního práva veřejného a soukromého. Vol. 10. Praha: Česká společnost pro mezinárodní právo, 2019, pp. 321-334f. ISBN 978-80-87488-34-8. ISSN 1805-0565.

14.   ŠUSTEK, P., HOLČAPEK, T. Alternative Dispute Resolution in Medical Malpractice Disputes. In ZELJKO, Radic, RONCEVIC, Ante, YONGQIANG, Li. Economic and Social Development: 22nd International Scientific Conference on Economic and Social Development – “The Challenges of Modern World”: Book of Proceedings. Varazdin: Varazdin Development and Entrepreneurship Agency, 2017, pp. 233-242. ISSN 1849-7535.

15.   ŠUSTEK, Petr, ŠOLC, Martin. Court Decisions in Wrongful Birth Cases as Possible Discrimination Against the Child. Espaço Jurídico: Journal of Law. 2017, Vol. 18, No. 1, pp. 31-48. ISSN 2179-7943.

16.   TICHÝ, Luboš (ed.). Causation in Law. Beroun: Eva Rozkotová: IFEC, 2007. ISBN 978-80-85889-93-2.

17.   TICHÝ, Luboš. Prevention in Law. Praha: Univerzita Karlova v Praze, 2013. ISBN 978-80-87146-90-3.

18.   ZÁHORA, Jozef, JELÍNEK, Jiří (eds.). Criminal Evidence and Procedure. Budapest: Wolters Kluwer, 2018. ISBN 978-963-295-768-5.

Basic legislation (always in wording in force and effect as on the date of examination):

1.      Act No. 40/2009 Coll., Criminal Code

2.      Act No. 89/2012 Coll., Civil Code

Other legal regulations (always in wording in force and effect as on the date of examination):

1.      Act No. 141/1961 Coll., Code of Criminal Procedure

2.      Act No. 99/1963 Coll., Civil Procedure Code

Poslední úprava: Šicnerová Barbora, Mgr. (29.08.2025)