Medical Liability and Patient Safety A constitutional study of the Doctor Protection Law No 26 of 2013

Abdullah, Dawla Ahmed

doi:10.63677/jqlap.2026.175929.1709

	Medical Liability and Patient Safety A constitutional study of the Doctor Protection Law No 26 of 2013
AL-Qadisiya Journal For Law and Political Sciences
Volume 17, Issue: 2 part 1, September 2026, Pages 1295-1310 PDF (471.21 K)
Document Type: Research Paper
DOI: 10.63677/jqlap.2026.175929.1709
Author
Dawla Ahmed Abdullah^*
College of Law / University of Mosul
Abstract
This study aimed to measure the extent of equilibrium between burdens and responsibilities placed on physicians in Iraq, and scope the effectiveness of the legal and professional safeguards stipulated in (Physician's Safeguard Act No. 26 of 2013). The study depends on a descriptive, all-inclusive approach, wherein, a sample study consists of 40 physicians. The findings revealed a legislative and practical gap to a great degree, the data showed that 87.5% of physicians had been subjected to tribal claims, while the seriousness of the judiciary in respect of punishing tribal claims was deemed ineffective at the rate of 65%, and no physician submit a request to obtain a firearm for personal protection. The study concluded that the law failed to realize the required balance, which leading to continued suffering due to the inability of competent authorities to protect physicians, of which increased their emigration abroad, despite the law call to encourage physicians to return their homeland, caused by lack of necessary protection for them.
Keywords
Legal responsibility; Safeguard of physicians; Patient safety; Practical applications; constitution

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