Application of the principle of informed consent in the sports contexts

Every player who participates in a game is deemed to have given their consent for any possible risk of injury. The aggression that causes the injury must be a legitimate sports activity and not performed beyond the norm of ordinary sports. This principle is known as implied consent. However, there...

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Main Authors: Nurul Aqmal Roslan, Jady Zaidi Hassim
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Language:English
Published: Fakulti Undang-undang, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2020
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description Every player who participates in a game is deemed to have given their consent for any possible risk of injury. The aggression that causes the injury must be a legitimate sports activity and not performed beyond the norm of ordinary sports. This principle is known as implied consent. However, there is another type of consent that is more concrete and clearer compare to implied consent which normally applies in medical law known as informed consent. By using doctrinal and qualitative method, this article aimsto analyse and discuss the principle of implied consent and informed consent and suggesting how informed consent can be applied in sports. Hence, the study found that, although there were some differences in the application of informed consent in the medical field and sports, the principal of informed consent is applicable in sports contexts.
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spelling oai:generic.eprints.org:162482021-02-22T08:35:16Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/16248/ Application of the principle of informed consent in the sports contexts Nurul Aqmal Roslan, Jady Zaidi Hassim, Every player who participates in a game is deemed to have given their consent for any possible risk of injury. The aggression that causes the injury must be a legitimate sports activity and not performed beyond the norm of ordinary sports. This principle is known as implied consent. However, there is another type of consent that is more concrete and clearer compare to implied consent which normally applies in medical law known as informed consent. By using doctrinal and qualitative method, this article aimsto analyse and discuss the principle of implied consent and informed consent and suggesting how informed consent can be applied in sports. Hence, the study found that, although there were some differences in the application of informed consent in the medical field and sports, the principal of informed consent is applicable in sports contexts. Fakulti Undang-undang, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2020 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/16248/1/Application%20Of%20The%20Principle%20Of%20Informed%20Consent%20In%20The%20Sports%20Contexts%20.pdf Nurul Aqmal Roslan, and Jady Zaidi Hassim, (2020) Application of the principle of informed consent in the sports contexts. Current Legal Issues, 2 . pp. 77-86. http://www.ukm.my/cli/makalah-2020/
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title_fullStr Application of the principle of informed consent in the sports contexts
title_full_unstemmed Application of the principle of informed consent in the sports contexts
title_short Application of the principle of informed consent in the sports contexts
title_sort application of the principle of informed consent in the sports contexts
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