par Sawaguchi, Toshiko;Namiki, Mizuho;Miki, Satoko;Tezuka, Yukiko;Okubo, Eri;Ito, Shinobu;Kahn, André 
;Sawaguchi, Akiko
Référence Hanzaigaku zasshi, 69, 5, page (161-164)
Publication Publié, 2003
;Sawaguchi, AkikoRéférence Hanzaigaku zasshi, 69, 5, page (161-164)
Publication Publié, 2003
Article révisé par les pairs
| Résumé : | The trends of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) litigation in Japan, the U. S., New Zealand, Australia, the U. K., Belgium and Canada were compared each other by questionnaire to SIDS authorities in each country and analyses of court cases extracted from international court case databases. As the result of comparison, it was certain that the trend of SIDS litigation in Japan was not unique among those countries. Arguments similar to those disputed in SIDS litigation in Japan were determined to be frequently litigated in Canada, while similar arguments are also raised in civil suits in the U. S. as well. In addition, even in trials in other countries questioning whether a death was caused by SIDS or child abuse (murder), it was presumed that there is a relatively large number of cases in which the argument converges on whether death was caused by SIDS or asphyxiation. |
