Glenys Williams analyses the criminal concepts of intention and causation in the medical context of euthanasia and assisted suicide. In looking at a wide range of disciplines, including criminal law, medical law, medical ethics, philosophy and social policy, she aims to raise awareness of the inadequate framework within which judges operate.

Analyzing the concepts of intention and causation in euthanasia, this timely new book explores a broad selection of disciplines, including criminal and medical law, medical ethics, philosophy and social policy and suggests an alternative solution to the one currently used by the courts, based on grading different categories of killing into a formalized justificatory defence.

This text explores how culpability, blameworthiness and liability are ascribed and how ascertaining mens rea and actus reus are problematic in an end-of-life decision-making scenario....