Law and Medicine: Current Legal Issues 2000 Volume 3

ISBN-13: 9780198299189 / Angielski / Twarda / 2000 / 624 str.

Michael Freeman; Andrew Lewis

Opis

This volume considers the many areas where medicine intersects with the law. Advances in medical research, reproductive science and genetics have given rise to unprecedented ethical and legal quandaries. These are reflected in chapters on cloning, organ donation, choosing genetic characteristics, and the use of Viagra.

Recenzje

... this collection includes much interesting material from distinguished, as well as newer, scholars. ... [in] ... one of the most fascinating essays in the collection ... Dingwall explores the societal impact of the new genetics. ... this collection offers a fascinating snapshot of current research in medical law. ... the majority of these essays are thought-provoking and the best of them point to exciting new directions for medical/health law. ... a valuable addition to library resources, and a useful starting point for exploring and developing the ideas contained within individual contributions.

O autorze

Michael Freeman (Editor in Chief of Current Legal Publications and Editor of Current Legal Problems) is Professor of English law at UCL Andrew Lewis, (Associate Editor of Current Legal Publications, General Editor of Current Legal Issues) is Senior Lecturer is Law at UCL