Bioethics in Law

ISBN-13: 9781588294340 / Angielski / Miękka / 2006 / 196 str.

Bethany J. Spielman

Opis

The idea for Bioethics in Law began more than a decade ago, while I was studying social science and law. I was parti- larly interested in the collaborations that comprised social s- ence in law. Economic and social data in the pioneering Brandeis brief had been used to defend an early 20th-century labor law; surveys of consumer confusion had helped resolve trademark - fringement cases; psychologists predictions of future violence had informed capital sentencing decisions. Additionally, Kenneth Clark s doll studies, cited by the Supreme Court in Brown v. Board of Education, had helped change the course of American 1 history. During that time, however, I was most intensely interested in bioethics, a relatively young field whose relationships to law had not been well analyzed. I wondered whether there could or should be a bioethics in law, because bioethics, unlike the social sciences, was not only in its infancy, but also had distinctly normative features, which might not mesh easily with law s own normativity."

Recenzje

From the reviews:

"Bioethics in Law helpfully collects judicial, opinions considering bioethics material, testimony, and briefs to explore the ways in which bioethics is entering U.S. courtrooms. ... Spielman aims this book first at lawyers and bioethics but writes accessibly for a broader audience. The book will advance the conversation on the relationship between law and bioethics. ... Bioethics in Law offers a treasure trove of information that cannot readily be found elsewhere shedding light on the complex interaction between bioethics and law." (Susan M. Wolf, New England Journal of Medicine, Vol. 46 (32), 2007)

 

"Bioethics in Law offers a treasure trove of information that cannot readily be found elsewhere, shedding light on the complex interaction between bioethics and law.  Spielman's pathbreaking research and thoughtful organization of the issues provide an important resource for those concerned about the confusion over the roles of bioethics and law." -The New England Journal of Medicine

Spis treści

Introduction: At the Interface of Bioethics and Law p.- 1. How Does Bioethics Help Judicial Reasoning?.- 2. Health Care Ethics Committee (HEC) Determinations p.- 3. Institutional Review Board (IRB) Determinations p.- 4. Bioethics Commission Reports p.- 5. Bioethics Scholarship.- 6. Reliability of Bioethics Testimony: General Acceptance p.- 7. Reliability of Bioethics Testimony: Peer Review p.- 8. Reliability of Bioethics Testimony: Experience p.- Conclusion: Prospects for the Future p.- Index.