Medecine & DroitPub Date : 2026-04-01Epub Date: 2026-02-10DOI: 10.1016/j.meddro.2026.01.001
Diane de Saint-Affrique Docteur en droit de l'Université Paris 2 (Full Professeur Skema Business School)
{"title":"IA et médecine : quand les avancées technologiques redéfinissent les règles d’une IA responsable dans le domaine de la santé","authors":"Diane de Saint-Affrique Docteur en droit de l'Université Paris 2 (Full Professeur Skema Business School)","doi":"10.1016/j.meddro.2026.01.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.meddro.2026.01.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>AI is currently transforming medicine, improving diagnosis, predictive medicine, therapeutic decision-making, chronic disease monitoring and biomedical research. This revolution relies on the massive exploitation of sensitive health data, which requires a stronger legal framework to protect patients, their fundamental rights and their privacy. It also raises major ethical issues related to algorithm transparency, bias, informed consent, human oversight, and liability in the event of medical error. Only AI governed by robust legislation, demanding ethical principles, and effective human oversight will enable responsible medical practice that respects the doctor–patient relationship.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":41275,"journal":{"name":"Medecine & Droit","volume":"2026 197","pages":"Pages 17-22"},"PeriodicalIF":0.1,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147636690","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Medecine & DroitPub Date : 2026-04-01Epub Date: 2026-01-20DOI: 10.1016/j.meddro.2025.12.002
Patrick Mistretta (Professeur de Droit privé et sciences criminelles, Directeur du master Droit pénal fondamental, Directeur du master Droit fondamental de la santé)
{"title":"Dérives thérapeutiques : la loi pénale contre les faux remèdes","authors":"Patrick Mistretta (Professeur de Droit privé et sciences criminelles, Directeur du master Droit pénal fondamental, Directeur du master Droit fondamental de la santé)","doi":"10.1016/j.meddro.2025.12.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.meddro.2025.12.002","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The rise of unconventional healthcare practices, disseminated via the Internet and social media, increases the risk of therapeutic and sectarian abuses. For a long time, the criminal law arsenal was insufficient and did not allow for effective punishment for abandoning treatment or promoting dangerous practices. Law No. 2024-420 of 10 May 2024 aims to fill this enforcement gap by creating a separate offence of incitement to therapeutic abuse in Article 223-1-2 of the Criminal Code. Despite this progress, the new offences are based on vague concepts that undermine legal certainty and the principle of legality. Their inclusion in the “endangerment of persons” chapter of the Criminal Code undermines the <em>ratio legis</em> of the newly enacted offences, obscuring health as a protected social value. Ultimately, far from clarifying medical criminal law, the reform enshrines an imprecise, incomplete and poorly positioned mechanism that weakens its clarity and repressive effectiveness.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":41275,"journal":{"name":"Medecine & Droit","volume":"2026 197","pages":"Pages 23-27"},"PeriodicalIF":0.1,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147636691","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Medecine & DroitPub Date : 2026-04-01Epub Date: 2026-02-25DOI: 10.1016/j.meddro.2026.02.002
Adam Sadone (Docteur en chirurgie dentaire)
{"title":"L’extraction des dents de sagesse : responsabilité étude de la jurisprudence","authors":"Adam Sadone (Docteur en chirurgie dentaire)","doi":"10.1016/j.meddro.2026.02.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.meddro.2026.02.002","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Lower wisdom tooth extraction is a core practice of oral surgery and a source of numerous medico-legal disputes. This article is a retrospective study of case law between January 2018 and December 2023. Proper patient information, informed consent, and preoperative consultations are useful tools to avoid committing faults.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":41275,"journal":{"name":"Medecine & Droit","volume":"2026 197","pages":"Pages 28-41"},"PeriodicalIF":0.1,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147636692","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Medecine & DroitPub Date : 2026-02-01Epub Date: 2025-09-30DOI: 10.1016/j.meddro.2025.09.001
Benoît Le Dévédec (Docteur en droit (Université Paris-Panthéon-Assas), Chercheur associé (Université de Lille))
{"title":"Le plaignant et le professionnel de santé : naissance d’un couple disciplinaire ordinal","authors":"Benoît Le Dévédec (Docteur en droit (Université Paris-Panthéon-Assas), Chercheur associé (Université de Lille))","doi":"10.1016/j.meddro.2025.09.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.meddro.2025.09.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Ordinal disciplinary procedures in the healthcare professions have long excluded the complainant, limiting them to a role of mere initiator without the status of a party. Inspired by the criminal justice model, these procedures aimed more at protecting the profession than compensating harm. Since the Kouchner Law of March 4, 2002, the complainant has acquired new rights: the ability to appeal, challenge decisions, and in some cases, be recognized as a party. The Conseil d’État has gradually endorsed this development by allowing appeals before the Court of Cassation. This transformation also affects other regulated professions, although lawyers remain more reluctant. A new model is emerging, in which the complainant and the healthcare professional form a true disciplinary pair, signaling the end of an exclusively corporatist form of justice.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":41275,"journal":{"name":"Medecine & Droit","volume":"2026 196","pages":"Pages 1-3"},"PeriodicalIF":0.1,"publicationDate":"2026-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146006675","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Medecine & DroitPub Date : 2026-02-01Epub Date: 2025-12-11DOI: 10.1016/j.meddro.2025.11.001
Schallum Pierre Ph.D. (Professionnel de recherche, Chargé de cours, Membre du comité d’éthique du CHU de Québec – Université Laval, Membre du comité ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 42 sur l’intelligence artificielle)
{"title":"Protection des renseignements de santé au Québec : droit comparé France–Canada et contexte historique","authors":"Schallum Pierre Ph.D. (Professionnel de recherche, Chargé de cours, Membre du comité d’éthique du CHU de Québec – Université Laval, Membre du comité ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 42 sur l’intelligence artificielle)","doi":"10.1016/j.meddro.2025.11.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.meddro.2025.11.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Quebec has undertaken a major modernization of its health information protection framework with the adoption of Law 5 (2023) and Law 25 (2021), establishing among the most rigorous protections in the world. These reforms are inspired by the European General Data Protection Regulation while reflecting Quebec's civil law tradition and distinctive ethical values. This transformation occurs in a context of accelerated digitization with the deployment of a digital health record. The article examines the historical context of these laws, analyzes the French and European framework, compares Quebec, French and Canadian interprovincial approaches, and identifies Quebec's ethical specificity placing dignity and autonomy as cornerstones. The comparison reveals that Quebec offers theoretically stronger protection with more extensive individual rights, stricter consent requirements and Data Minimization, but faces practical enforcement challenges. The French framework benefits from mature enforcement and regulatory certainty. The analysis highlights the fundamental tension between health data fluidity and robust privacy protection, and the challenges of balancing protection and practicability in the digital age.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":41275,"journal":{"name":"Medecine & Droit","volume":"2026 196","pages":"Pages 4-12"},"PeriodicalIF":0.1,"publicationDate":"2026-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146006676","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Medecine & DroitPub Date : 2026-02-01Epub Date: 2025-12-18DOI: 10.1016/j.meddro.2025.12.001
Mohamed Boumaiza
{"title":"Médecine esthétique et population LGBTQIA+ : spécificités, pressions sociales et défis pour le praticien","authors":"Mohamed Boumaiza","doi":"10.1016/j.meddro.2025.12.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.meddro.2025.12.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>By opening up to the LGBTQIA+ community, aesthetic medicine is addressing demands that go far beyond the mere pursuit of beauty. These requests relate to identity affirmation, social recognition, and symbolic repair. Gay men, influenced by social media and dating apps, experience strong pressure to maintain youthfulness and muscularity. Transgender individuals view aesthetic procedures as a key tool for achieving gender congruence, within a context often shaped by issues of “passing” and unequal access to care. Among some lesbian women, a tension emerges between resistance to normative beauty standards and the valorization of hyperfemininity. Queer, non-binary, and gender-fluid identities use aesthetics to deconstruct binary codes. Finally, social media further amplifies the commodification of bodies. Faced with these complex dynamics, the practitioner must combine technical expertise, cultural sensitivity, and ethical awareness.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":41275,"journal":{"name":"Medecine & Droit","volume":"2026 196","pages":"Pages 13-16"},"PeriodicalIF":0.1,"publicationDate":"2026-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146006677","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Medecine & DroitPub Date : 2025-12-01Epub Date: 2025-09-16DOI: 10.1016/j.meddro.2025.08.002
Sonia Elleuch Ep Mallek, Ines Amouri
{"title":"La fin de vie en droit qatarien : une quête d’équilibre et d’harmonie","authors":"Sonia Elleuch Ep Mallek, Ines Amouri","doi":"10.1016/j.meddro.2025.08.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.meddro.2025.08.002","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>End of life care under Qatari law has specific features that reflect the unique society and culture of Qatar. It remains in compliance with the universal values enshrined in international conventions and Constitution. The existing framework is built upon a network of norms, in which the internal regulations of the Hamad Medical Center play a significant role. This system reflects an approach that goes beyond mere patient protection, aiming to establish a delicate balance between various legal, social, ethical, and religious imperatives. Within this complex balance, the family and religious commandments retain a central place. The system thus harmonizes with the values of the Qatari legal order. However, the need for legislation on end-of-life issues is crucial, as the internal regulations’ guidelines are not sufficient to resolve all the problems that arise.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":41275,"journal":{"name":"Medecine & Droit","volume":"2025 195","pages":"Pages 145-152"},"PeriodicalIF":0.1,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145442358","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Medecine & DroitPub Date : 2025-12-01Epub Date: 2025-09-15DOI: 10.1016/j.meddro.2025.01.009
Sara Brimo
{"title":"L’intégration de la santé environnementale dans les missions de la HAS","authors":"Sara Brimo","doi":"10.1016/j.meddro.2025.01.009","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.meddro.2025.01.009","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The integration of environmental health into the missions of the High Authority of Health seems obvious today as the issues linked to this question are now so significant. However, this integration appears, in many respects, still latent due to its lack of normative and institutional concretization.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":41275,"journal":{"name":"Medecine & Droit","volume":"2025 195","pages":"Pages 137-140"},"PeriodicalIF":0.1,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145442356","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Medecine & DroitPub Date : 2025-12-01Epub Date: 2025-01-24DOI: 10.1016/j.meddro.2024.10.002
Jelena Martinovic
{"title":"Placenta : le maillon indispensable dans les expertises pour pathologie cérébrale périnatale","authors":"Jelena Martinovic","doi":"10.1016/j.meddro.2024.10.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.meddro.2024.10.002","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Placenta is an ephemeral, albeit unique organ with dual circulation, orchestrated by both maternal and fetal hearts. Optimal flow in placental vessels is a <em>sine quoi non</em> for the adequate functioning of placenta and fetal growth. Since oxygenated blood and nutriments from the mother come to the fetus via placental and ombilical vessels, any obstruction or alteration in their flow may compromise the fetus and its brain. The objective of our review was to retrace the principal gross and microscopic lesions documented within the wide placenta literature, most frequently associated with neurologic impairements and infirmities in the offspring. Moreover, we wish to highlight the importance of systematic inclusion of placenta in all forensic expertises involving pre-, peri-, or postnatal inadequate medical management and care.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":41275,"journal":{"name":"Medecine & Droit","volume":"2025 195","pages":"Pages 133-136"},"PeriodicalIF":0.1,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145442355","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}