Text, Cases and Materials on Medical Law and Ethics

Text, Cases and Materials on Medical Law and Ethics presents a valuable collection of materials relating to often controversial areas of the law. Comprising extracts from statutes, cases and scholarly articles alongside expert author commentary and guidance which signposts the key issues and principles, this book is an ideal companion to this increasingly popular subject.

List of contents

Acknowledgements
Table of Cases
Table of Legislation
Table of Statutory Instruments
Table of Treaties and EU Legislation
Abbreviations
PART 1 GENERAL PRINCIPLES
1. Introduction to Ethics
2. Healthcare in England and Wales
3. Consent to Treatment
4. Treating the Incapable Patient
5. Confidentiality, Privacy and Access to Medical Records
6. Medical Malpractice
PART 2 SPECIFIC AREAS IN MEDICAL TREATMENT
7. Assisted Reproduction and Embryo Research
8. Abortion and Pre-natal Harm
9. Mental Health Law
10. Medical Research
11. Organ Transplantation
12. Treatment at the End of Life
Index

About the author

Marc Stauch, MA (Oxon), Dr jur (Göttingen) is a Lecturer and Research Fellow at Leibniz University of Hannover.
Kay Wheat, BA is a Reader in Law at Nottingham Trent University.

Summary

Text, Cases and Materials on Medical Law and Ethics presents a valuable collection of materials relating to often controversial areas of the law. Comprising extracts from statutes, cases and scholarly articles alongside expert author commentary and guidance which signposts the key issues and principles, this book is an ideal companion to this increasingly popular subject.

Product details

• Authors: Marc Stauch, Marc (University of Hannover Stauch, Marc Wheat Stauch, Stauch Marc, Kay Wheat, Kay (Nottingham Trent University Wheat, Wheat Kay
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.08.2018
• EAN: 9781138051263
• ISBN: 978-1-138-05126-3
• No. of pages: 712
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; Social sciences, law, business > Law > Labour law, social law; England, Wales, LAW / General, Jurisprudence & general issues, Medical & healthcare law, Medical ethics and professional conduct, Medical ethics & professional conduct, Medicolegal issues, Medical and healthcare law