englischFor the first time, this work presents a specific study of the relationship between justifiable necessity and criminally punishable norms of medical law. In this area in particular, situations of necessity occur regularly and are caused by these norms themselves, because limited resources [...]

englischThe work shows that in the case of unlawful prolongation of life, immaterial and material claims for damages on the part of the patient exist in principle. It examines interventions against the patient's express will or those in which the patient's will cannot be ascertained, as well as [...]

englischThe EU pharmaceutical law is currently undergoing one of the most fundamental reform processes in its more than fifty-years old history. In particular, essential issues of the laws governing the marketing authorisation procedures implemented at the Union level are also affected. This work [...]

englischMedicine is achieving considerable success with medical devices based on artificial intelligence (AI). In contrast to traditional medical devices, these are characterized by special system architecture and programming.

This work comprehensively examines whether the existing legal framework [...]

englischMail-order pharmacies from other EU Member States have been trying to gain a foothold in the German market for years. At the same time the number of retail pharmacies in Germany continues to decline. Ever since the application of pharmaceutical price fixing to mail-order pharmacies was [...]

Mit dem Notfallsanitätergesetz (NotSanG) wurde am 22. Mai 2014 ein neuer nicht-ärztlicher Heilberuf geschaffen. Der Notfallsanitäter sollte den bis dahin etablierten Rettungsassistenten ablösen. Durch eine längere und medizinisch vertiefte Ausbildung sollte auf die gestiegenen gesellschaftlichen [...]

englischWhere do the reformed European medical device regime and statutory health technology assessment (HTA) under the Fifth Book of the German Social Security Code intersect? In the context of the new European Medical Devices Regulation and recent social law reforms, the requirements for the [...]

englischMore and more intended parents are going abroad to make use of reproductive medicine that is prohibited or restricted in some way in their home country. The legal follow-up questions range from the fundamental question of the intended parents' parenthood to the practical question of the [...]

englischThe digitalization is creating fundamentally new forms of treatment and prevention. Interoperability and meaningful communication between all IT systems are elementary. Until now, the specifications for interoperability have not been enforced. The present scientific analysis for the creation [...]

englischThis work addresses the question of the extent to which minor patients can make self-determined anticipated treatment decisions. It provides a legal framework for children’s advance directives, differentiating between the decision-making capacity and the decision-making authority of underage [...]