의료사고의 손해배상과 위자료 산정 - 한국소비자원 의료피해구제 사례들의 일별 -
Assessment of Damages for Non-pecuniary Loss and Compensation for Damages in Medical Accidents - Overview for Cases of Medical Injury Relief in Korea Comsumer Agency -
There are two opinions on the legal characteristics of damages for non-pecuniary loss, a private sanctions theory and complementary function of damages for non-pecuniary loss, briefly. There is a close connection between the legal characteristics and the function of damages for non-pecuniary loss. The functions of damages for non-pecuniary loss are consist of satisfaction, prevention(sanctions) and complementation. Several cases of medical injury relief reported to Korea Comsumer Agency are categorized as follows, 1) cases of death after having an operation, 2) diagnosed with disability after a medical accident, 3) extended damages happening related to delayed diagnosis, 4) et cetera(a plastic surgery, a treatment with oriental medicine), and the damages for non-pecuniary loss in respect to each cases are examined. In the case of occurring death or disability, Korea Comsumer Agency has set up guidelines for assessment of damages for non-pecuniary loss by classifying into major and collateral violation for a duty of care. Furthermore, the damages for non-pecuniary loss in the case of all sorts of cancers, are assessed in accordance with the degree of responsibility subsequent to dividing cancer into good and poor prognosis. When it comes to a complementary function of damages for non-pecuniary loss in the actual work, it is hard to assess the damages as it is difficult to objectify non-pecuniary loss, such as emotional distress. Though compensation for damages is major legal characteristics of consolation money, preventing a damage(private sanctions) through consolation for a victim or sanctions against an assailant also has great significance. Therefore, it is necessary to approach flexibly for mutual agreement by considering specialty(concrete facts) of individual issue thoroughly. If considering this aging society that limits the possible age for work to 60 years old, it is needed to have a complementary function of consolation money in mind not to make it less meaningful for victims due to small sum of consolation money.
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I. 서론 II. 위자료의 법적 성질 및 기능 1. 법적 성질 2. 위자료의 기능 III. 법원의 위자료 산정 1. 위자료 참작사유 2. 법원의 실무기준 3. 기준의 의의 및 한계 IV. 소비자원 위자료 산정기준 1. 위자료 지급 사례 2. 위자료의 산정기준 V. 결론적 소결 참고문헌 ABSTRACT
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위자료손해의 전보보완적 기능예방 및 제재기능위자료 산정기준Damages for Non-pecuniary LossComplementary Function of Consolation MoneyCompensation of DamageSanctions and Prevention FunctionGuideline for Assessment of Damages for Non-pecuniary Loss
대한의료법학회는 “법학계, 법조계, 의료계가 공동하여 의료법학의 학제적 연구와 판례 평석 등을 통하여 전문분야에 있어서의 법률문화 향상에 기여함을 그 목적”으로 하여 1994년 2월에 태동한 이후 1999년 4월 24일에 공식 출범한 이래 2006년 3월 30일 법무부 산하의 사단법인으로 등록된 세계적 수준의 순수 학술단체이다.