The jurisdiction of medical law / Kenneth Veitch.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Veitch, Kenneth, 1972-

Series:

Medical law and ethics.

Medical law and ethics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Medical laws and legislation--Great Britain.

Medical laws and legislation.

Medical ethics--Great Britain.

Medical ethics.

Law--Philosophy.

Law.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (175 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Aldershot, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, c2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Drawing on writings in moral philosophy, legal theory and the history of medicine, this book offers a critical analysis of both academic writing in medical law and the common law practices in this field. In doing so, it advances a methodological approach that seeks to challenge the dominant mode of reflection and analysis in the field - that is, one based on ethics.

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part I; 1 Jurisdiction and Academic Medical Law; 2 Medical Law in Context; Part II; 3 Autonomy: Kant, Bioethics and Medical Ethics; 4 Medical Law and Conceptions of Autonomy; Part III; 5 Human Rights and the Power of Medical Law; 6 Moral Conflict, Debate and Medical Law; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [153]-160) and index.

ISBN:

1-138-62107-2

0-7546-8617-5

1-351-14622-X

OCLC:

613409905