尋找法學實證的圖像──以醫療糾紛研究為例

Mapping Medical Malpractice Disputes: An Empirical Approach

法學實證研究在台灣的起步較晚，但晚近隨著各大學開設科技法律研究所，引進跨領域的對話和研究方法，而逐漸受到越來越多的關注與重視。有鑑於實證研究的操作是非常經驗性和實務性，本文擬以醫療糾紛的研究為例，介紹國內外實證研究所運用的多元方法，並說明筆者從實務工作到跨領域研究的心得與經驗，以筆者實際應用司法判決分析及問卷調查等研究方法，分析這兩種實證研究操作步驟及面臨到的限制與困難，供有興趣從事實證研究者參考。本文認為從事實證研究成敗關鍵主要取決於兩大因素，第一是具代表性資料的取得，其次是研究者對掌握資料回應實務問題的能力。前者有賴實證資料庫的建置，減少資料可近性的障礙；後者，研究者必須能以開放的心胸接受和融合不同學科的視角，有賴持續深化學科的交流與合作，才能對實然面的問題有整體的觀察。

The legal empirical studies have attracted more and more attentions as many universities initiate the interdisciplinary programs in Taiwan, facilitating the dialogues in different disciplines. This paper aims to introduce and analyze how to conduct the legal empirical studies for researchers who are interested in this new approach. The paper will first introduce two empirical study methods; Judicial judgments analysis and questionnaire survey about medical malpractice disputesconducted by the author, and then analyze the limits and difficulties the researchers might confront when taking the aforementioned methods. The paper finds that the key to successfully conduct the empirical studies lies in two factors; The accessibility of representative samples, and the ability of the researcher to interpret the data in a way corresponding to reality. Thus, establishing a data bank and furthering dialogues in disciplines benefits the accessibility of the data and the quality of the researcher's interpretation, respectively.