The Jurisdiction of Medical Law

ISBN-13: 9780815397915 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 174 str.

Kenneth Veitch

Opis

Offering a critical analysis of some of the guiding principles that have been central to the development and identity of medical law; focusing on several key cases in the field – e.g: the 'Conjoined Twins' case, the book scrutinizes notions of autonomy, human rights, and explores the relationship between medical law and moral conflict.

Spis treści

Contents: Introduction; Part 1: Jurisdiction and academic medical law; Medical law in context. Part 2: Autonomy: Kant, bioethics, and medical ethics; Medical law and conceptions of autonomy. Part 3: Human rights and the power of medical law; Moral conflict, debate, and medical law; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.

O autorze

Kenneth Veitch