The autonomy of patients is of existential significance in criminal law, as well as in medical practice - it determines whether or not a medical intervention is prosecutable. Dorothea Magnus develops her own concept of patient autonomy which is ethically viable, workable for the medical practice and applicable in criminal law.

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Geboren 1975; Studium der Rechtswissenschaft in Hamburg und Rom; 2006 Promotion; 2007 Master of Laws (LL.M.), San Diego, USA; wissenschaftliche Assistentin und Habilitandin am Lehrstuhl für Strafrecht und Rechtsphilosophie der Universität Hamburg; 10/2013- 10/2014 Vertretungsprofessorin ebenda; 2014 Habilitation; Sommer 2014 Forschungsaufenthalt an der New York University (NYU), USA; derzeit Privatdozentin an der Universität Hamburg.