Criminal Liability for Malpractice in Medical Procedures by Doctors Based on Justice Values

Claudia Marlein Lakoy

Abstract


This research aims to find out and examine criminal responsibility for malpractice in medical procedures by doctors based on the value of justice. This research uses a normative juridical approach method that is descriptive analysis. The data used is secondary data obtained through literature study, which was then analyzed qualitatively. Based on research, it is concluded that criminal liability for malpractice in medical procedures by doctors is based on the value of justice, namely due to negligence which causes losses in the form of injuries to patients. As a result of the law, the doctor was sentenced to criminal sanctions in the form of imprisonment for 5 months. Imprisonment for doctors is deemed inappropriate because it is fairer if the sanction is in the form of a fine and additional punishment in the form of providing compensation to the victim or providing rehabilitation to the victim. The doctor's criminal liability is a form of protection for the patient, so the patient can submit a complaint to the assembly and it will be resolved through deliberation or amicably. Not all medical negligence must be resolved through criminal means, only serious negligence is recommended to be resolved criminally.

Keywords


Justice; Medical; Malpractice; Procedures.

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.30659/rlj.3.1.56-65

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