Criminal-legal assessment of causality in violations of medical care committed at different stages

Soktoev Z.B.

Kutafin Moscow State Law University (MSAL)

ORCID: 0000-0001-7052-0288

Spiridonov V.A.

Forensic Center of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation

ORCID: 0000-0003-4004-8482

Criminal-legal assessment of causality in violations of medical care committed at different stages

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Soktoev Z.B., Spiridonov V.A.

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Journal: Forensic Medical Expertise. 2025;68(1): 5‑10

DOI: 10.17116/sudmed2025680115

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Soktoev ZB, Spiridonov VA. Criminal-legal assessment of causality in violations of medical care committed at different stages. Forensic Medical Expertise. 2025;68(1):5‑10. (In Russ.)
https://doi.org/10.17116/sudmed2025680115

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The authors used a practical example to consider proper criminal-legal assessment of causality in multiple violations committed by different doctors at different stages of providing medical care. The consideration utilized the dialectical methods of cognition, analysis, generalization, systems approach, methods of induction, deduction, comparison, statistics, and special legal methods.

Keywords:

causality

cause and effect relationship

forensic medical examination

inaction

violations in providing medical care

Authors:

Soktoev Z.B.

Kutafin Moscow State Law University (MSAL)

ORCID: 0000-0001-7052-0288

Spiridonov V.A.

Forensic Center of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation

ORCID: 0000-0003-4004-8482

Received:

30.05.2024

Accepted:

25.07.2024

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