3. In 2008, the United Arab Emirates drafted a law on "medical liability" outlining physicians' duties, including their duty to inform the patient of the disease he might be suffering from, surgery conditions and if his case is unpromising. It also outlines the provisions related to medical research conducted on patients as well as reproductive health related issues. Provisions relevant to medical errors are also included, such as the definition of a medical error, cases of medical liability, procedures of investigation into medical errors, establishing a “high committee” of medical liability with mechanisms relating to work, jurisdiction and obligatory insurance against liability for medical errors. This law is quite progressive compared to other medical liability related legislation. However, unlike the law in Jordan, it has not provided for the establishment of a national registry of medical errors.17 In addition, several countries have open discussions concerning how to handle medical errors and Libya drafted Law No. (17) Of 1986 to regulate medical liability. 4. Obligatory Insurance Against Civil Liability Arising from Medical Errors: Some States bind health care providers and institutions to insure against liability for medical errors, such as the French Law of Public Health of 2002, Libyan law, Algeria's insurance law and United Arab Emirates Law of 2008.18 Generally speaking, several countries have taken on an approach to establish a legal basis for insurance against liability of medical errors. The cost of the financial burden of such insurance would be shared between the physician involved and the health institution he works for, though this would differ from one country to another. With these developments in mind, the State of Palestine should accordingly work towards developing a holistic and comprehensive legal system to address medical accidents and the injuries caused to citizens as a result of such accidents, no matter 17 The regulation related to this law was issued in 2009. It included 17 articles. Article (31) of Libyan law No. 17 of 1986 on medical liability on that: "arise body called (Authority (medical insurance)) have legal personality, committed people organizers professions medical and related professions insurance have about the dangers of the exercise of those professions ”. And ensures UAE medical liability law for the year 2008 several articles on medical liability insurance (for more, see articles 25-27 of the Act. 18 8