Law and Medicine
The Case Against Role Blurring
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4085576 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Nils Christie (0000-0001-7152-5240, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1971 |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 357-366 |
| Publication date | 1971-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Law & Society Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0023-9216 • E-ISSN: 1540-5893 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/3052841 |
| OpenAlex | W2329460277 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 4 |
Some standard conflicts seem to appear again and again in the relationship between law and medicine. Lawyers are accused of showing undue concern for the past, for formalities, for retribution, and for deterrence, as well as having a basic lack of skill in the handling of human needs. Medical people are accused of disregarding law and the needs of society, and also of often overstepping individual rights in their eagerness as "good-doers." Imperialists within both camps demand more scope for their particular approach. Delinquents, drinkers, psychopaths, or drug abusers-a continuous battle rages between these major professions as to whom these problems belong. There are property claims in human and social problems as well as in land
Law and economics · Political science · Sociology · Law · Legal Education and Practice Innovations · Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,06 |
| Citation span | 1974 - 1986 (13) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |