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Genetic Privacyby Graeme Laurie
Cambridge University Press 2002; US$ 62.00New concepts of privacy and property rights in the self deserve stronger legal protection following developments in genetics as these affect individuals, relatives, insurers, employers, and the state. Of interest to lawyers, philosophers and doctors concerned with issues of genetics and privacy; also to genetic counsellors, researchers and policy makers. more...
Briefcase On Medical Lawby Alasdair Maclean
Routledge-Cavendish 2001; US$ 53.00Medical law is a relatively new area of law. It draws on, and overlaps with, many other areas of law such as tort, family law, human rights and criminal law. Apart from this hybrid legal basis it is also informed by bioethical theory. This book draws those elements together to form a comprehendible and succinct overview. The cases and other relevant material will be linked by short comments that help to explain their legal relevance. A brief introduction to the ethical principles that govern the provision of healthcare will provide a framework for considering the issues that arise in the cases. more...
Biomedicine, the family, and human rightsby M.-T. Meulders-Klein; P. Vlaardingerbroek; R. Deech
BRILL 2002; US$ 319.00As the attention of the world turns to cloning, this title adds to the search for a balance between the rights and freedoms of born and unborn people and the quest for new technologies. It surveys the theoretical, ethical and legal issues with regard to biotechnology, human rights and family law. more...
Populations and geneticsby B.M. Knoppers
BRILL 2003; US$ 255.00Thirty-five papers from the third International DNA Sampling Conference, held in Montreal in September 2002, provide a critical discussion of the socio-ethical and legal issues surrounding DNA sampling in communities and populations around the globe. Contributors address topics related to biobanks and databases; community engagement; confidentialit more...
Euthanasia, Death with Dignity and the Lawby Hazel Biggs
Hart 2001; US$ 103.20Many advocates of euthanasia consider the criminal law to be an inappropriate medium to adjudicate the ethical and humanitarian dilemmas associated with end of life decisions. This work examines the legal response to euthanasia and end of life decisions. more...
Freedom and Responsibility in Reproductive Choiceby J.R. Spencer; Antje du Bois-Pedain
Hart 2006; US$ 67.20Assembled with a view to assisting the reader to reflect critically on the social experiment, the essays in this collection highlight what are the possible reproductive options, and respond to the difficulties we encounter in assessing these practices and possibilities, from our traditional ethical vantage points. more...
Mental Health Legislation and Human Rightsby World Health Organization
World Health Organization 2003; US$ 18.00Mental health legislation is essential for protecting the rights of people with mental disorders, who comprise a vulnerable section of society. This module provides information to help guide the development of mental health legislation. The module begins by setting out the activities that are required before legislation is formulated. The content of legislation is then described, including substantive provisions for specific mental health legislation and legislation impacting on mental health. Process issues in mental health legislation are then outlined, including drafting procedures, consultation and the implementation of legislation. more...
WHO Resource Book on Mental Health, Human Rights and Legislationby Melvyn Freeman
World Health Organization 2005; US$ 45.00The WHO Resource Book on Mental Health, Human Rights and Legislation brings together important information on international human rights standards related to mental health. It provides practical guidance on key issues that countries need to consider and incorporate into their national mental health laws, as well as useful strategies to facilitate the development, adoption and implementation of the laws. The Resource Book is illustrated throughout with examples of diverse experiences and practices, as well as extracts of laws and other law-related documents from different countries. It also contains a Checklist on mental health legislation which countries can use to review the comprehensiveness and adequacy of existing mental health legislation... more...
Impairment and Disabilityby Sheila A.M. McLean; Laura Williamson
Taylor & Francis 2007; US$ 59.95Part of the Biomedical Law and Ethics Library series, this book explores discrimination in the issues of life, death and disability. Covering social and legal responses it examines disabled peopleâs right to life, end of life and euthanasia. more...
Defending the Genetic Supermarketby Colin Gavaghan
Taylor & Francis 2007; US$ 63.95Exploring the technology of Pre-implantation Genetic Diagnosis and the muddled approach adopted by the UK Parliament, this volume presents a much more ethically consistent and humane system than has been managed so far by the Authority. more...









