PEOPLE: International Journal of Social Sciences ISSN 2454-5899 Available Online at: http://grdspublishing.org/ 942 Vera Lúcia Raposo, 2015 Volume 1 Issue 1, pp.942-956 Year of Publication: 2015 DOI- https://dx.doi.org/10.20319/pijss.2015.s11.942956 This paper can be cited as: Raposo, V. L. (2015). How Can Asian Countries Deal With Medical Liability And Patient Compensation. PEOPLE: International Journal of Social Sciences, 1(1), 942-956. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ or send a letter to Creative Commons, PO Box 1866, Mountain View, CA 94042, USA. HOW CAN ASIAN COUNTRIES DEAL WITH MEDICAL LIABILITY AND PATIENT COMPENSATION Vera Lúcia Raposo Faculty of Law, University of Macau, Macau, China vraposo@umac.mo Abstract All around the world countries are trying to find a solution to deal with medical liability and patient compensation. Some legal orders have opted for a no-fault system, in which the patient is compensated once certain requisites are fulfilled, which are apparently less demanding than the ones required for granting compensation in light of tort liability. However, many of the advantages of the no-fault model are actually illusory. In addition, this model is not suitable for most legal orders and certainly not for Asian countries, as the present paper intends to demonstrate. Conversely, we sustain the maintenance of the traditional model based on negligence (from the doctor or from the institution), but modified and complemented by some notes typical of the no-fault system and by the so-called alternative dispute resolution mechanisms. Keywords Accountability, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Compensation, Health Courts, Liability, Medical Malpractice, Negligence, No-Fault, Patient Safety