Law, Immunization and the Right to Die

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction. Immunized Life Chapter 1. Vulnerable Persons and Relations of Enmity Chapter 2. Inviolable Persons Chapter 3. Security of Persons and of Society Chapter 4. Freedom from Dependent Relations Conclusion: Three Theses for an Affirmative Politics of Assisted Dying

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Jennifer Hardes is a Lecturer in Education at Canterbury Christ Church University. Her research examines how legal and medical expert knowledge is constructed and interpreted to make judicial, medical, and broader governmental decisions, particularly regarding policies and laws on health and medical related issues.　

Zusammenfassung

This book focuses on the urgent matter of legal appeals and judicial decisions on assisted death. Drawing on key cases from the United Kingdom and Canada, the book focuses on the problematic paternalism of legal decisions that currently deny assisted dying.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Jennifer (Canterbury Christ Church University Hardes, Jennifer (Canterbury Christ Church Univers Hardes, Jennifer Hardes, Hardes Jennifer
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Inhalt: Buch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 31.12.2017
• Thema: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Philosophie > Allgemeines, Lexika; Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Recht > Allgemeines, Lexika
• EAN: 9781138570399
• ISBN: 978-1-138-57039-9
• Anzahl Seiten: 173
• Themen: SOCIAL SCIENCE / General, MEDICAL / Ethics, PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, LAW / Medical Law & Legislation, LAW / Jurisprudence, LAW / Health, Ethics & moral philosophy, Bioethics, Ethics and moral philosophy, Ethical issues & debates, Jurisprudence & general issues, Medical & healthcare law, Medical ethics and professional conduct, Medical ethics & professional conduct, Ethical issues and debates, Medical and healthcare law, Jurisprudence and general issues, Medical jurisprudence, Public Health & Safety Law, Public health and safety law, neoliberal governance, Foucauldian analysis, end of life ethics, affirmative politics in assisted dying, compassionate healthcare policy