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Self-determination, dignity and end-of-life care [electronic resource] : regulating advance directives in international and comparative perspective / edited by Stefania Negri.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Queen Mary studies in international law ; v. 7.
- Queen Mary studies in international law, 1877-4822 ; 7
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Advance directives (Medical care)--Law and legislation.
- Advance directives (Medical care).
- Informed consent (Medical law).
- Right to die--Law and legislation.
- Right to die.
- Terminal care--Law and legislation.
- Terminal care.
- Life and death, Power over.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (487 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Leiden ; Boston : M. Nijhoff Pub., 2011.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This volume gathers the contributions of leading researchers in the fields of bioethics, medical law and human rights. By providing an interdisciplinary reading of advance directives regulation against the background of European and International law, this book aims to offer new insights into the most controversial legal issues surrounding the theme of dignity and autonomy at the end of life. Cross-cultural perspectives from Europe, the Americas, Australia and China offer a comparative analysis of legal approaches to end-of-life decision-making and care, including the hotly debated issues of euthanasia and assisted suicide, also giving an account of recent developments in domestic legislation and jurisprudence. Special focus is placed on the Italian legal system and its ongoing discussion on advance directives regulation.
- Contents:
- pt. 1. Perspectives of international and European law on dignity and self-determination at the end of life
- pt. 2. Advance directives, end-of-life decision-making and euthanasia in comparative legal perspective
- pt. 3. The ongoing debate on advance directives regulation in Italy.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-280-57018-0
- 9786613599780
- 90-04-22358-4
- OCLC:
- 777375514
- Publisher Number:
- 10.1163/9789004223585 DOI
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