Medical & Healthcare Law

This book presents the views of leading researchers from across Europe and North America, from both normative and empirical disciplines, in the multidisciplinary debate on the current state of research on the ethical, legal and social implications of personalised medicine. The work partially draws o..

This volume explores the normative implications of the concept of the fetal patient against the background of the recent seminal developments in prenatal or fetal medicine from an interdisciplinary and international perspective...

The Generosity of the Dead draws on the French experience to examine the on-going international debate surrounding systems of organ procurement. It will be a valuable resource for researchers, academics, policy-makers and practitioners with an interest in this complex and topical subject...

The Generosity of the Dead draws on the French experience to examine the on-going international debate surrounding systems of organ procurement. It will be a valuable resource for researchers, academics, policy-makers and practitioners with an interest in this complex and topical subject...

As the Hispanic population in the U.S. grows, so too does its influence. The general election in 2000 marked an era of increased influence and awareness by Hispanics in politics both as voters and politicians. While it is clear that Latinos are influencing and changing politics, the impact on politi..

This exhaustive book can provide anyone in the health care industry with the tools necessary to come out of a malpractice deposition unscathed or with as few bruises as possible. It includes excerpts from actual depositions and addresses topics such as law and legal thinking, the standard of care, p..

The Jurisdiction of Medical Law..

The regulation of the body provides an important concern in law, medical practice and culture. This comprehensive new volume explores how conceptions of self, liberalism, property and harm inform and influence contentious legal and ethical questions about what we can and cannot do to or with our own..

The adoption of many treatments and procedures within medicine is far from straightforward, particularly when such treatments are ethically contentious. Bringing together a range of internationally recognised academics from law, philosophy, medicine, health economics, and sociology, the book explore..

The adoption of many treatments and procedures within medicine is far from straightforward, particularly when such treatments are ethically contentious. Bringing together a range of internationally recognised academics from law, philosophy, medicine, health economics, and sociology, the book explore..

The Mother of All Crimes..

The Status of the Family in Law and Bioethics..