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HISTORY OF FORENSIC MEDICINE KARTONIERT (TB)

Forensic Medicine is an old medical discipline defined as that science  which teaches the
application of every branch of medical knowledge to the purpose of the law (Alfred Swaine
Taylor). Forensic Medicine deals with medical evidence not only in practice but also in
research and furthermore all legal essentials in health care especially for doctors are part of
teaching  training and research. Several steps in the development of Forensic Medicine can be
distinguished: . At first the use of medical knowledge for legal and public purposes. .
Secondly the compulsory medical testimony for the guidance of judges. . Thirdly the
professionalization as an own academic discipline. The development and existence of a
speciality of Forensic Medicine depends essentially on two factors: on a sufficiently high
development of the law and on a sufficiently high development of medicine. The period of
professionalization of Forensic Medicine as an own academic discipline started in the 19th
century  especially in Paris  Vienna  London  Edin­burgh  Berlin. Since than the world has
changed dramatically and we are now witnesses of a rapid  deep-rooted social cultural  legal
and technological trans­formation. Already 40 years ago Professor Bernhard Knight wrote in a
survey on legal medicine in Europe: In all aspects of life  the exchange of information on an
inter­national level can do nothing but good and legal medicine is no exception. This book on
the History of Forensic Medicine is an approach in this direction. Forensic Medicine has a long
and rich tradition since medical expertise has to face legal ques­tions and new questions and
developments raised by the society. The aim of this book is to address the state of Forensic
Medicine in different coun­tries worldwide. With contributions from Europe  China  Japan  the
United States and the United Arabic Emirates.

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