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KMID : 0357820040280010018
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Korean Journal of Legal Medicine
2004 Volume.28 No. 1 p.18 ~ p.23
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About reform of autopsy system: focus into the limited autopsy.
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Kim Jang-Han
Lee Soong-Deok
Lee Soong-Deok
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Abstract
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The autopsy system in Korea is based on the Corpse Autopsy and Preservation Law which Articles 2 didn ’t limit medical professors and medical examiners to perform autopsy. But according to the Medical practitioners Law Article 18, only a practicing physician can issue the certificate for postmortem inspec-tion. If an unnatural death is suspected, the postmortem investigation and autopsy should be performed according to the order of Criminal Procedure Code Article 222. The limited role of postmortem investi-gation in unnatural death and respective bodies of postmortem inspection and autopsy, which would cause the overflow of criminal autopsy. The detailed guide-line of unnatural death, should-be verified death cases, practical use of postmortem inspection including the blood and tissue sampling etc, unifica-tion of legislations regarding to autopsy system, the specific warrant of autopsy, which empowers the limited and full autopsy individually would be help to improve that distortion.
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KEYWORD
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Autopsy, Postmortem inspection, Unnatural death, Postmortem investigation
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