The restorative role of apology in resolving medical disputes: Lessons from Chinese legal culture Lin, Nuannuan 2015, The restorative role of apology in resolving medical disputes: Lessons from Chinese legal culture, Journal of bioethical inquiry, vol. 12, pp. 699-708. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads lin-restorativerole-post-2015.pdf Author's post print application/pdf 7.62MB 66 Title The restorative role of apology in resolving medical disputes: Lessons from Chinese legal culture Author(s) Lin, Nuannuan orcid.org/0000-0002-8792-1106 Journal name Journal of bioethical inquiry Volume number 12 Start page 699 End page 708 Total pages 10 Publisher Springer Place of publication New York , N.Y. Publication date 2015 ISSN 1176-7529 Keyword(s) Apology law Structure of apology Restorative role of apology Medical dispute Summary This article is the first exploration of the Chinese notion of apology from a comparative legal perspective. By reviewing the significance of apology in the context of Chinese culture, the article presents a three-dimensional structure of apology that, in contrast to the understanding the research community now has, defines acknowledgement of fault, admission of responsibility, and offer of reparation as three essential elements of an apology. It is the combination of these three elements that enables apology to serve as a form of reparation. The article further places the three-dimensional apology in the context of the Chinese concept of "the relations of humanity," arguing that an apology accompanying admission of fault and responsibility may help to restore the harmony of relations and, by so doing, resolve medical disputes positively. Language eng Field of Research 180104 Civil Law and Procedure 180126 Tort Law Socio Economic Objective 940405 Law Reform HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal ERA Research output type C Journal article Copyright notice ©2015, Springer Free to Read? Yes Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30076273 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Faculty of Business and Law Open Access Collection Related Links Link Description Connect to Elements publication management system Go to link with your DU access privileges   Connect to published version Go to link with your DU access privileges   Author URL Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Every reasonable effort has been made to ensure that permission has been obtained for items included in DRO. If you believe that your rights have been infringed by this repository, please contact drosupport@deakin.edu.au. Versions Version Filter Type Mon, 24 Aug 2015, 10:22:38 EST Tue, 25 Aug 2015, 05:01:43 EST Tue, 25 Aug 2015, 08:08:19 EST Wed, 26 Aug 2015, 06:09:40 EST Wed, 26 Aug 2015, 15:43:02 EST Wed, 26 Aug 2015, 15:45:31 EST Wed, 26 Aug 2015, 15:48:53 EST Mon, 12 Oct 2015, 16:13:41 EST Mon, 14 Dec 2015, 14:37:05 EST Mon, 14 Dec 2015, 14:38:02 EST Mon, 14 Dec 2015, 14:42:45 EST Wed, 23 Mar 2016, 12:16:19 EST Wed, 23 Mar 2016, 12:20:41 EST Wed, 06 Dec 2017, 06:16:21 EST Sat, 30 Dec 2017, 01:32:11 EST Fri, 07 Sep 2018, 17:53:27 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 2 times in TR Web of Science Cited 3 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 470 Abstract Views, 68 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Mon, 24 Aug 2015, 10:22:38 EST