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The patient's informed consent has been inconsistently defined as a right, an immunity and even a power of the patient, leaving its conceptualisation as partially unclear. Furthermore, its complex two-fold structure has been widely neglected, hindering its application in both the legal practice and the supply of healthcare services. The present paper provides the patient's informed consent with a steady legal structure, answering any possible doubt on the subjective legal positions of the parties involved in the medical relationship.

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This page is a summary of: The Conceptual Legal Structure of The Patient’s Right to Informed Consent, European Journal of Health Law, May 2022, Brill,
DOI: 10.1163/15718093-bja10087.
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