This is the second module of the course and is expected to guide and prepare students in the procedure that is followed in criminal cases by courts in Pakistan. Like the course of Civil Procedure, this course is also divided into two modules to give students a rigorous coaching in criminal procedure. The component will also include Medical Jurisprudence with reference to autopsy and physical injuries. The course will be conducted by qualified medical doctors, preferably by surgeons.
Recommended Reading:
1. Davies, Michael. Textbook on Medical Law, 2nd edn. London: Blackstone, 1998.
2. Dogra, Prof. T. D. Lyon’s Medical Jurisprudence & Toxicology, 11th edn. Delhi: Delhi Law House, 2010.
3. Howard, Philip and Bogle, James. Medical Law and Ethics. Oxford: Blackwell, 2005.
4. Koehler, Steven A. and Wecht, Cyril H. Postmortem: Establishing the Cause of Death. Buffalo: Firefly Books, 2006.
5. Subrahmanyam, B. V. (ed.), Modi’s Medical Jurisprudence and Toxicology, New Delhi: Butterworths, 2001.