|
|
The Doctrine of Loss of Chance and its application in the Czech Law
Dlabolová, Barbora ; Šustek, Petr (advisor) ; Salač, Josef (referee)
The Doctrine of Loss of Chance and its application in the Czech Law Abstract This thesis diploma deals with the civil law doctrine of "loss of chance" that addresses the issue of proving causation in medical-legal disputes. The author of the thesis has defined the following research question: "What is the position of the Supreme and Constitutional Court of the Czech Republic regarding the application of the doctrine of "loss of chance"? The primary aim of this thesis is to evaluate the approach to the doctrine of "loss of chance" within the legal system of the Czech Republic by critically analysing the relevant case law of the Supreme Court and the Constitutional Court of the Czech Republic. This thesis discusses the development in the views of these judicial institutions on the application of the doctrine and also describes the approaches of foreign judicial practices to the application of the doctrine of "loss of chance". The thesis also points out certain mistakes that are often made by courts in the interpretation of "loss of chance" doctrine, which may lead to a rejecting of the doctrine. Finally, the paper summarizes the positive and negative aspects of the doctrine. The thesis consists of three parts. The first part provides a theoretical definition of the doctrine of "loss of chance" and points out...
|
|
|
Causal nexus in civil law
Smička, Martin ; Šustek, Petr (advisor) ; Hendrychová, Michaela (referee)
The aim of this thesis is to provide an insight into the topic of causation in law and to acquaint its reader with the common methods of proving the causation before courts. Among the most used methods such as the 'but for' test, this paper focuses on specific aspects of this topic which were introduced to the Czech legal system together with the adoption of the Civil Code 2014. The thesis also includes description and analysis of alternatively used methods of proving 'multiple causation' cases such as the theory of 'loss of chance' and 'pure economic loss'. Among this analysis the comparison between Czech and British legal system is used extensively. The core of this thesis is the effort to confirm or to refute the hypothesis that despite the Czech legal system does not officially recognize distinction between 'factual causation' and 'legal causation' as it is done in the British legal system, methods from both categories are actively used by Czech courts. This paper also aims to analyze whether, due to the fact that recognition between 'factual causation' and 'legal causation' is not explicitly expressed in the Czech legal system, does exist any negative or positive impact on judicial decisions. The last goal of this thesis is to demonstrate whether, similarly as in the British law, the significant number...
|
|
|
Loss of chance theory and possibility of its application in the Czech Law
Korejzová, Jitka ; Dvořák, Jan (advisor) ; Elischer, David (referee)
The aim of this work was to introduce the loss of chance theory, to research its theoretical grounds and to find out whether it would be possible to apply the theory in the Czech law system and whether such application would be beneficial. Since the theory was first applied in common law system, I have decided to use some cases from the past and show the way the theory evolved and how the courts justified its application. Reflecting on cases from various jurisdictions I tried to point out the variety of possibilities of its application not only in health care law, but also in other areas of law. I have concentrated my attention mainly on argumentation of courts - not only those, who assented, but also to those refused the concept. The theory is related to liability for damage and issue of proving the casual link, which are both subjects of research of other theories as well - e.g. theory of adequate cause, proximate cause theory and mainly proportional liability issue, which shares some common aspects with loss of chance theory. These theories offer help with evidence in complicated cases, where classical approach to issues of causality would lead to an ineffective and possibly unjust solution. In international context it is interesting to learn how the European Court of Justice applies the theory....
|
guest ::
