Earle M
School of Law, University of Glasgow, United Kingdom.
Eur J Health Law. 1999 Sep;6(3):235-48. doi: 10.1163/15718099920522839.
Within the common law world, the use of the term informed consent implies the American doctrine. Informed consent as a doctrine is not part of the law in the United Kingdom. However, it is possible to predict a way forward in disclosure cases yet to be heard in the courts of the United Kingdom. These predictions are based on current developments in the common law in the United Kingdom as well as those in Canada and Australia, on the European Convention on Human Rights and Biomedicine and on trends within the medical profession itself in the light of the Bolam test.
在普通法国家，“知情同意”一词的使用意味着美国的学说。作为一种学说，知情同意并非英国法律的一部分。然而，对于英国法院尚未审理的披露案件，仍有可能预测出一条前进的道路。这些预测基于英国、加拿大和澳大利亚普通法的当前发展情况，基于《欧洲人权与生物医学公约》，以及参照博勒姆测试标准下医疗行业自身的发展趋势。
