Law and Medicine
Cochin University of Science and Technology · LL.B. Semester 2 · 20-271-0207
Unit I — Control over Medical Profession
Control of medical profession through law · ethical code for medical professionals · Role of MCI Rules on professional conduct · liability of doctors under common law · criminal liability · consumer protection and medical profession · Regulating medical education.
- Control of Medical Profession — Functions of the Commission/Councils under the following Acts
- National Medical Commission Act, 2019
- The Indian Medical Council (Professional Conduct, Etiquette and Ethics) Regulation 2002
- Negligence in Medical Practice, Contributory Negligence and Different Remedies
- Consumer Protection Act, 2019 and Medical Profession
- Criminal Law Remedies
Unit II — Ethical Concerns involved in Medical Practice
Laws bearing on medical practice-ensuring quality service-need for a comprehensive health policy and law · Ethical and legal issues relating to Abortion · ART, Surrogacy, PNDT Act · Euthanasia · control of epidemics and quarantine rule · relevant legal regulations on organ transplantation.
Unit III — Control of Drugs
Control of drugs · manufacture · distribution · Drugs and Cosmetics Act · Definition of Drugs · Import, Manufacture of Drugs and relevant rules · prohibition on magical remedies · IPC provisions.
Unit IV — Human Experimentation and Medical Science
Human experimentation legal and ethical control · national and international regulations · Nuremberg Code, Helsinki Declaration, other relevant international guidelines · ICMR Guidelines and Rules on Clinical Trials
Unit V — Access to Health Care and Constitutional Framework
Access to medical care and health services · public health emergencies · cost of health care · measures to make the facilities accessible · aspects of social justice in this regard · relevant Supreme Court Decisions · patent regime and its impact on health sector-compulsory licensing · access to medical records by patients.