The two professions of law and medicine are considered as the noble and learned professions. Each of them has a long tradition of the observance of ethics and each of them has given to society so many people who have achieved distinction in public and private life. Medicine is a science. Science can be defined as any organized body of knowledge. The method of science is descriptive. It investigates facts, digests natural phenomena and then it seeks to present them in the form of a systematic theory. The law, on the other hand, like ethics, is prescriptive. It seeks to lay down norms of human conduct. It deals with human conduct ought to be and not with external factors. Engagement in these professions, directly or indirectly, serves society. The quite common link between the two professions is that the professionals are required to adhere to strict professional ethics and etiquette of the respective professions. Several are required to be followed and the professionals have to keep themselves up to date with the new laws as well.
The paper focuses on the relation between the profession of medicine and the profession of law. The paper also highlights the need for studying law along with medicines.
