Vorausverfügungen Minderjähriger für die medizinische Behandlung

This 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 patients. It subsequently analyzes the legal prerequisites and consequences of such decisions with respect to parents and physicians. In particular, the study examines in which cases advance directives of minors may be relevant or even binding. It attempts to find practical solutions both in the relationship between the child and his parents/legal guardians and in the context of the doctor-patient-relationship.