Wrongful birth and wrongful life: An outlook on Zoja's Act

This paper examines the controversial subject of pecuniary and non-pecuniary losses in wrongful birth and wrongful life cases. The author addresses these issues from a comparative perspective, presents the main arguments for and against awarding damages, and offers a critical analysis of the newly e...

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Main Author: Karanikić-Mirić Marija
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Belgrade, Faculty of Law, Belgrade, Serbia 2016-01-01
Series:Anali Pravnog Fakulteta u Beogradu
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Online Access:http://scindeks-clanci.ceon.rs/data/pdf/0003-2565/2016/0003-25651601105K.pdf
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spelling doaj-art-baa29c2aa06f44159c6e4dab63ea95132025-08-20T02:19:22ZengUniversity of Belgrade, Faculty of Law, Belgrade, SerbiaAnali Pravnog Fakulteta u Beogradu0003-25652406-26932016-01-0164110513110.5937/AnaliPFB1601105K0003-25651601105KWrongful birth and wrongful life: An outlook on Zoja's ActKaranikić-Mirić Marija0University of Belgrade, Faculty of Law, Belgrade, SerbiaThis paper examines the controversial subject of pecuniary and non-pecuniary losses in wrongful birth and wrongful life cases. The author addresses these issues from a comparative perspective, presents the main arguments for and against awarding damages, and offers a critical analysis of the newly enacted rules of Serbian tort law concerning the birth of a child who would not have been born were it not for negligence on the part of a medical doctor.http://scindeks-clanci.ceon.rs/data/pdf/0003-2565/2016/0003-25651601105K.pdfZoja's Actmedical malpracticewrongful birthwrongful life
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Wrongful birth and wrongful life: An outlook on Zoja's Act
Anali Pravnog Fakulteta u Beogradu
Zoja's Act
medical malpractice
wrongful birth
wrongful life
title Wrongful birth and wrongful life: An outlook on Zoja's Act
title_full Wrongful birth and wrongful life: An outlook on Zoja's Act
title_fullStr Wrongful birth and wrongful life: An outlook on Zoja's Act
title_full_unstemmed Wrongful birth and wrongful life: An outlook on Zoja's Act
title_short Wrongful birth and wrongful life: An outlook on Zoja's Act
title_sort wrongful birth and wrongful life an outlook on zoja s act
topic Zoja's Act
medical malpractice
wrongful birth
wrongful life
url http://scindeks-clanci.ceon.rs/data/pdf/0003-2565/2016/0003-25651601105K.pdf
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