Remote Medicine and the Resulting Criminal Liability in Iranian Legal System

 It is unfamiliar to discuss about criminal liability for remote surgery as well as robotic surgery for those minds which are accustomed to dogmatism in medical criminal law, while the modern horizons in criminal responsibility of our surgical team lead us to explore the differential and specialized components of robotic and remote surgeries through re-thinking the traditional teachings on this issue. Thus, in this article, the author tries to explain the theoretical foundations governing criminal responsibility of the surgical team in robotic surgeries, regarding software disorders and hardware disorders disrupting the surgical process and cause harm to the patient and may lead to the death of patient, thus it should be considered separately and based on the consequences of each of these disorders, explain the differential criteria of criminal responsibility of the surgical team. The method of data collection has also been library-based and using the available resources. Although most researchers and experts agree on the effectiveness of using this technology to provide specialized services and enhance access to these services, however this method is a solution to overcome all problems related to the lack of financial and human resources in the health system. Rather, it should be regarded as a supplementary solution to solve the existing issues in providing high quality care.