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Seoane, José-Antonio. Lex artis. Anuario de Filosofía del Derecho, 2022, XXXVIII, pp. 275-300. ISSN: 0518-0872. DOI: 10.53054/afd.vi38.9747
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[Resumen]: La lex artis es el criterio que emplea el Derecho para determinar la
corrección de la práctica médica y, por analogía, de otras profesiones o
actividades. Se trata, por tanto, de un factor decisivo para concretar el
alcance de los deberes, responsabilidades y derechos de los profesionales y
los usuarios.
Este artículo intenta explicar el significado normativo y el funcionamiento
de la lex artis, es decir, qué clase de norma es y cómo guía el ejercicio
profesional. La conclusión es que la lex artis es un estándar, esto es,
un tipo de norma que no exige un resultado ni indica qué se debe hacer,
sino que prescribe cómo debería actuar el profesional: un ejercicio diligente,
prudente y razonable que ha definirse en cada caso y en cada
paciente. En otras palabras, la lex artis es un saber cómo, que confirma
que el ejercicio profesional y el razonamiento médico son ejemplos de
razonabilidad y sabiduría práctica.
[Abstract]: Lex artis is the legal criterion to determine the correctness of medical practice and, by analogy, of other professions. Therefore, it is a decisive factor in defining the scope of the duties, responsibility, and rights of professionals and patients. The paper tries to explain the normative meaning and functioning of lex artis, namely, what kind of norm it is and how it guides professional practice. The conclusion is that lex artis is a standard, that is, a type of norm that neither requires a result nor indicates what should be done, but rather prescribes how the healthcare professional should act; a diligent, prudential and reasonable practice that must be defined case by case, patient by patient. In other words, lex artis is a knowing-how, confirming that healthcare practice and medical reasoning are instances of reasonableness and practical wisdom.
[Abstract]: Lex artis is the legal criterion to determine the correctness of medical practice and, by analogy, of other professions. Therefore, it is a decisive factor in defining the scope of the duties, responsibility, and rights of professionals and patients. The paper tries to explain the normative meaning and functioning of lex artis, namely, what kind of norm it is and how it guides professional practice. The conclusion is that lex artis is a standard, that is, a type of norm that neither requires a result nor indicates what should be done, but rather prescribes how the healthcare professional should act; a diligent, prudential and reasonable practice that must be defined case by case, patient by patient. In other words, lex artis is a knowing-how, confirming that healthcare practice and medical reasoning are instances of reasonableness and practical wisdom.
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