Medical and healthcare law

The Human Rights Act is now in force.

Ten years have passed since the Mental Health Act (MHA) 2007 came into force in England.

The Routledge Handbook of the Philosophy of Friendship is a superb compilation of chapters that explore the history, major topics, and controversies in philosophical work on friendship.

Domestic animals are an integral component of human leisure experience and can enhance the physical, social, and mental wellbeing of humans.

Exploring the controversy surrounding therapeutic human cloning, this book draws upon data collected from news articles and interviews with journalists to examine the role of mass media in shaping biomedical controversies.

The Irish health system is confronted by a range of challenges, both emerging and recurring.

Automatism is a notoriously difficult subject for law students, lawyers and judges.

Presents the first comprehensive study of Indigenous perspectives on genetic resources, traditional knowledge, and access and benefit sharing in Canada.

The forensic nurse has a powerful role in medical-legal investigations.

A detailed analysis of the ethical, legal, and regulatory landscape of medical devices in the US and EU.

This book explores the controversial dilemmas which meet at the intersection of medicine philosphy and law - questions concerning killing and not killing which are faced daily in health care.

This collection brings together essays from leading figures in the field of medical law and ethics which address the key issues currently challenging scholars in the field.

This work gives an overview of the impact of EU competition rules and internal market law on healthcare systems in Europe.

Something is missing in contemporary health and social care.

This title was first published in 2003: As new medical technologies and treatments develop with increasing momentum, the legal and ethical implications of research involving human participants are being called into question as never before.

In 2004, the Assisted Human Reproduction Act was passed by the Parliament of Canada.

There is no end in sight to the frequency with which physicians, nursing professionals and other healthcare providers will become lawsuit targets in our litigious society.

Health Rights is a multidisciplinary collection of seminal papers examining ethical, legal, and empirical questions regarding the human right to health or health care.

This book investigates how and why the criminal law differentiates between different types of body alterations, with particular reference to how they are conceptualised within legal discourse.

The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008 was a major update to the UK's laws on the use and regulation of reproductive technology and assisted reproduction.

This book explores the series of issues that emerge at the intersection of disability, care and family law.

The emergence of new and substantial human migration flows is one of the most important consequences of globalisation.

Through theoretical and empirical examination of legal frameworks for court diversion, this book interrogates law's complicity in the debilitation of disabled people.

First published in 1984, this book examines corporate crime in the pharmaceutical industry.

Ethics in Community Mental Health Care: Commonplace Concerns examines everyday ethical issues that clinicians encounter as they go about their work caring for people who have severe and persistent mental disorders.

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Supplementing the best-selling textbook, Ethics for Behavior Analysts, this book analyzes over 50 original and up-to-date ethics cases recently faced by behavior analysts.

Originally published in 2005.

Law, Immunization and the Right to Die focuses on the urgent matter of legal appeals and judicial decisions on assisted death.

John Coggon analyses important ethical, legal and political claims related to public health and health regulation.

Examines the legislative oversight in the regulation of prenatal and preimplantation testing technologies across a number of jurisdictions.

The Fourth Edition of this bestselling, highly regarded book has been fully revised to incorporate changes in law and clinical guidance making a vital impact on patient management, encompassing: .

This book addresses advancement in nanomaterials to design and develop non-invasive healthcare sensors including a combination of hybrid nanocomposites to design non-invasive devices for diagnosing human diseases.

Presents critical and forcefully argued debate between two moral philosophers, setting out strong cases on both sides of the argument.

Point of care (POC) diagnostic devices are predominantly used for the diagnosis and monitoring of diseases.

The simple reason for creating this book was my impression that the law is having an increasing impact on the practice of medicine.

This book is inspired by a statement released by the World Health Organization directed at preventing and eliminating disrespectful and abusive treatment during facility-based childbirth.

Unmasks the role of psychological essentialism in cloning bans, explaining how intuitions cause individuals to act against their own values.

Despite some significant advances in the creation and protection of rights affecting women's health, these do not always translate into actual health benefits for women.

This key collection brings together a selection of papers commissioned and published by the Cardiff Centre for Ethics, Law & Society.

Numerous important issues arise in relation to the health of, and healthcare for (and by), migrants.

Is it lawful for a doctor to give a patient life-shortening pain relief?

This new volume provides an abundance of information on new biomedical applications being used today.

Introduction and investigation of the concept – and utility – of legacy in the field of medical jurisprudence.

This book explores patient safety themes in developed, developing and transitioning countries.

Mental disorders are ubiquitous, profoundly disabling and people suffering from them frequently endure the worst conditions of life.

Due to new developments in prenatal testing and therapy the fetus is increasingly visible, examinable and treatable in prenatal care.

At a time of increasing regulatory scrutiny and medico-legal risk, managing serious clinical incidents within primary care has never been more important.

This book brings together academics, legal practitioners and activists with a wide range of pro-choice, pro-life and other views to explore the possibilities for cultural, philosophical, moral and political common ground on the subjects of abortion and reproductive justice more generally.

The first holistic and thematic study of EU health law, and its implications, through its own internal logics.