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Universität Göttingen, Juristisches Seminar.
Z Arztl Fortbild (Jena). 1995 Nov;89(6):581-4.
As part of his professional activities, every physician has the right, and--if he is appointed by a court of law as an expert witness according to sec. 407 ZPO, 75 StPO--even the duty to write expert opinions. An expert witness has the same privileges not to testify as any other witness. The expert opinion has to contain only information about the basics and the standards of the expert's field as well as informing about the necessity of each step of the medical treatment. He is not up to the expert to answer legal questions or decide the question of negligence. In case of a culpable violation of the duty to provide a correct expert opinion, there may result a liability for a wrong expert opinion.
作为其职业活动的一部分，每位医生都有权——如果根据《德国民事诉讼法典》第407条、《德国刑事诉讼法典》第75条被法院指定为专家证人——甚至有义务撰写专家意见。专家证人享有与任何其他证人相同的免予作证的特权。专家意见必须仅包含有关专家领域的基础知识和标准的信息，以及说明医疗治疗每一步骤的必要性。回答法律问题或判定过失问题并非专家的职责。如果因过失违反提供正确专家意见的义务，可能会导致对错误专家意见承担责任。
