Abstract
Amsterdam Law Forum (ALF) is the student-run 'International Law Journal' of VU University. Every year ALF publishes a winter, spring, and summer issue. The journal consists of three sections; scientific articles, opinion articles, and commentaries. As of this year, ALF also creates a section for inaugural speeches. In addition, ALF hosts a conference in spring with a relevant legal theme, where renowned speakers are invited to share their perspectives. Overall, ALF is a topical journal that provides a platform for established scholars and young academics to share knowledge, opinions and experiences and to make contributions to the international law discourse. Staff, PhD students and master students who have written a very good thesis are invited to submit an article to ALF. What is learned in the cradle is carried to the tomb: we are looking forward to sharing your articles on our website!
Highlights
The main aim of this paper is to analyse the relationship between different medical oaths, the certain moral standard attached to them, and the concept of patient‟s autonomy with regard to refusal of medical treatment on the grounds of religious beliefs
For the purposes of this paper, a broad and general definition of informed consent will be accepted as such consent which refers to a patient‟s right to receive sufficient information by the physician in order to allow the patient decide whether or not to consent to medical treatment
In the majority of cases, physicians follow the legal principles and respect patient‟s decision to refuse medical treatment, and contravene the primum non nocere principle enshrined in medical oaths
Summary
The main aim of this paper is to analyse the relationship between different medical oaths, the certain moral standard attached to them, and the concept of patient‟s autonomy with regard to refusal of medical treatment on the grounds of religious beliefs. This topic appears important nowadays, in the light of criticism by medical ethicists of the paternalistic model of doctor-patient relationship and the desired autonomous approach to patients. The paper discusses practical moral problems that physicians may face when a patient refuses medical treatment
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