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Padova Charter on personal injury and damage under civil-tort law : Medico-legal guidelines on methods of ascertainment and criteria of evaluation
Journal Paper/Review - Sep 5, 2015
Ferrara Santo Davide, Zoja Riccardo, Viel Guido, Vieira Duarte Nuno, Vermylen Yvo, Sterzik Vera, Shokry Dina A, Ranavaya Mohammed, Pinchi Vilma, Norelli Gian Aristide, Montisci Massimo, Mendelson George, Gulmen Mete Korkut, Hernandez-Cueto Claudio, Domenici Ranieri, Comandè Giovanni, Boscolo-Berto Rafael, Baccino Eric
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Compensation for personal damage, defined as any pecuniary or non-pecuniary loss causally related to a personal injury under civil-tort law, is strictly based on the local jurisdiction and therefore varies significantly across the world. This manuscript presents the first "International Guidelines on Medico-Legal Methods of Ascertainment and Criteria of Evaluation of Personal Injury and Damage under Civil-Tort Law". This consensus document, which includes a step-by-step illustrated explanation of flow charts articulated in eight sequential steps and a comprehensive description of the ascertainment methodology and the criteria of evaluation, has been developed by an International Working Group composed of juridical and medico-legal experts and adopted as Guidelines by the International Academy of Legal Medicine (IALM).