Medico-Legal Death Investigation Systems – Belgium University of Antwerp
The Belgian criminal justice system, and hence its death investigation system, is based on the French Code Napoléon from 1808. It is characterized by an inquisitory (secret) nature being mostly led by an investigating judge. Most deaths are certified (so-called Model IIIc) by general physicians with very limited forensic knowledge or experience. There are no legal restrictions as to which physician can certify any death. Only when the nature of ...