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The research deals with the medical ethics, which are the obligation of physicians towards both patients and colleagues.

The key obligations are: physicians should never exploit patients or colleagues financially by refusing to treat patients till receiving the full cost of treatment, or incur additional costs, or unnecessarily referring them to medical centers or hospitals where they are partners or receive commissions for referrals.

Physicians also, should refrain from exploiting their fellow trainee doctors by assigning them with tasks without paying them, and never be greedy asking fellow doctors or assistants for their share in treatment charges.

Physicians as well shouldn't use their fame in marketing medicines or misuse their profession in any form to utilize patients.

They also shouldn't claim others' intellectual properties, and they should stick to proper advertising rules and refrain from belittling their fellows' capabilities with an eye to wining their customers.

Moreover, physicians should lend each other a helping hand and never get involved in group activities in case they are afflicted with contagious diseases, and lastly, avoid work strikes.

Via a comparative analytical presentation, the study aims at throwing spotlight on the ethics required of physicians in a bid to lay a legal framework for them.

Keywords: Ethics - Medical Profession - Advertising Rules & Principles -Legal Liability - Abuse of professional Power.

'-Manuscript was submitted in January 2012 (under NO.

27\2012 New), refereed in February 2012 and approved for publication in March 2012.

2-Biography: Dr.

Al Shahabi is the dean of College of Law - Ajman University of Sciences and Technology, and Assistant Secretary- General of Scientific Association of Arab Colleges of Law.

He is also member of the Arab Federation for the Protection of Intellectual Property at the Arab League.

He is an International arbitrator at a number of Arbitration Centers, and published a number of studies.