Assisted Dying and Legal Change

Zusatztext The book is well organized and provides a plethora of resource information...The depth of literature that is woven into the analysis will provide a wonderful resource for students and scholars in the field. Informationen zum Autor Penney Lewis is Reader in Law at the Centre of Medical Law and Ethics and the School Law, King's College London where she teaches medical law and criminal evidence. From September 2007 she will be Professor of Law. Klappentext This book looks comparatively at the process of legalization of euthanasia and assisted suicide and its effects, examining how the way in which assisted dying is legalized affects the kind of regime that is produced. It suggests that the experience of one jurisdiction cannot readily be translated to another, arguing for a subtler understanding against the backgrounds of diverse legal and political cultures. This examination suggests that greater caution is needed before relying on the experience of one jurisdiction when discussing proposals for regulation of assisted dying in others, and the possible consequences of such regulation. The book seeks to demonstrate the need to explore the legal environment in which assisted dying is performed or proposed in order to evaluate the relevance of a particular legal experience to other jurisdictions. Zusammenfassung The question of whether euthanasia and assisted suicide should be legalized is often treated as a universal, ethical question, transcending national boundaries and diverse legal systems. This book examines the impact of the choice of diverse legal routes towards legalization on the subsequent assisted dying regimes in operation. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1: Introduction 2: Rights to Assisted Dying 3: The Effects of Rights 4: Duties and Necessity 5: Compassion 6: Comparing the Mechanisms of Legal Change 7: The Slippery Slope

Product details

• Authors: Penney Lewis, Penney (Reader in Law Lewis, Lewis Penney
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 08.03.2007
• EAN: 9780199212873
• ISBN: 978-0-19-921287-3
• No. of pages: 252
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Law > International law, foreign law; England, Wales, Human Rights, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Human Rights, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Death & Dying, LAW / Medical Law & Legislation, MEDICAL / Terminal Care, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / European, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Civil Rights, LAW / Right to Die, Terminal care nursing, Human rights, civil rights, Medical & healthcare law, Medical and healthcare law, Ethical issues: euthanasia and right to die, Ethical Issues: Euthanasia & Right To Die, Wales / Cymru