Medical Law: Text, Cases, and Materials - Couverture souple

Jackson, Emily

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 019926127X ISBN 13 : 9780199261277

Editeur : Oxford University Press, 2006

Synopsis

This book offers a clear, thorough, and accessible guide to medical law. It is intended to be both a stand-alone textbook, and to provide students with a comprehensive source of relevant materials. Medical Law: Text, Cases and Materials is designed to map directly onto mainstream university courses: undergraduates will find everything they need in this one convenient and easy-to-use volume. The book is also sufficiently in-depth to offer postgraduate students an invaluable source of relevant information and materials. The legal rules, principles and cases are described and analysed, and are accompanied by extracts from cases, statutes and regulatory documents. Critical commentary is provided both within the text itself and through the incorporation of a wide selection of extracts from academic articles and books, providing students with the detailed knowledge and analytical tools required to engage with this area of law. Online Resource Centre - updates - weblinks

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Medical Law: Text, Cases, and Materials offers exactly what the title says - all of the explanation, commentary, and extracts from cases and key materials that students need to gain a thorough understanding of this complex topic. Key case extracts provide the legal context, facts, and background; extracts from materials, including from the most ground-breaking writers of today, provide differing ethical perspectives and outline current debates; and the author's insightful commentary ensures that readers understand the facts of the cases and can navigate the ethical landscape to form their own understanding of medical law. Chapters cover all of the topics commonly found on medical law courses, including a separate chapter on mental health law. This new edition, thoroughly updated, includes: - a new chapter on genetics, including coverage of confidentiality, pharmacogenetics and PGD, as well as direct-to-consumer genetic testing and gene therapy - more on the ownership of bodies and body parts, and more on issues of medicalisation and access to trial data - an expanded 'End of Life' chapter - reference to key pieces of Scottish and Irish legislation. Online Resource Centre Online updates to the law are regularly provided to ensure that the book stays current after publication. New to this edition is an online, searchable glossary of medical and legal terms.

Revue de presse

The great thing about this book is that it is scholarly and extremely accessible...the author has combined accessibility with academic rigour. (Margaret Brazier, Professor of Law, University of Manchester)

It is a compelling read, which has gone a long way to reconceptualising key medico-legal concepts. It has a linear and profoundly rational approach to readily misunderstood concepts, the three Cs capacity, consent and confidentiality. - BMA Medical Book Awards

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Oxford University Press
• Date d'édition: 2006
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 019926127X
• ISBN 13: 9780199261277
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 1056
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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