Essay from the year 2013 in the subject Law - Philosophy, History and Sociology of Law, grade: A, Transatlantic College, course: Medical Law, language: English, abstract: In its simplest context, law can be defined as enforced rules devised by the State to govern the behavior of its members for the mutual benefits of all. Thus, in medicine, it is imperative that both medical law and ethics be upheld because, despite their distinctive roles, they overlap in many areas, and it is indeed difficult to dissociate the legal and ethical basis of the professional duties of the medical practitioners