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Informal Norms in Global Governance
Ashgate Publishing Ltd 2013; US$ 99.95Hein and Moon take up a serious problem of contemporary global governance: what can be done when international trade rules prevent the realization of basic human rights? This book recounts the remarkable story of the access to medicines movement and offers an explanation for how the access norm emerged against long odds. It also explores... more...
Issues in Medical Law and Ethics
Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 79.95Thirty years ago, English jurist Patrick Devlin wrote: "Is it not a pleasant tribute to the medical profession that by and large it has been able to manage its relations with its patients ... without the aid of lawyers and law makers". Medical interventions at the beginnings and the endings of life have rendered that assessment dated if not defeated.... more...
Pure Madness
Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 42.95Public alarm for random attacks by mentally ill people is at an all-time high. The brutal killing of Jill Dando, the TV personality, and the assault on George Harrison, the former Beatle, are among the cases which have undermined confidence in the mental health service. Community care is widely seen as a failed policy that has left too many people... more...
Clinical Negligence
Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 181.00A guide to medical negligence for both legal and medical practitioners. It includes a comprehensive analysis of the substantive and procedural aspects of a medical negligence claim; coverage of other jurisdictions; a guide to statutes; and forms and precedents with practical tips. more...
Patenting Nanomedicines
Springer 2012; US$ 189.99"Patenting Nanomedicines: Legal Aspects, Intellectual Property and Grant Opportunities" focuses on the fundamental aspects of Patenting Nanomedicines applied in different "Drug Delivery and Targeting Systems". The promoters of new findings in this field of research are numerous and spread worldwide; therefore, managing intellectual... more...
Il consenso informato
SEEd 2012; US$ 19.47L?interesse suscitato da ?Il consenso informato. Le basi e la pratica? ci ha convinti dell?utilità di proporre una nuova edizione che ampliasse e aggiornasse la precedente anche attraverso l?introduzione di temi di grande rilievo quali il dovere di informazione in presenza di malformazioni fetali o il danno da nascita indesiderata. Il lavoro è rivolto... more...
La certificazione di malattia del medico di famiglia
SEEd Srl 2010; US$ 35.62Partendo dalla descrizione puntuale e precisa delle diverse tipologie di certificati medici, questo libro ne affronta in maniera completa tutti gli aspetti: normativi, deontologici, legali e pratici. Lo scopo è di fornire un supporto a tutti i medici che si trovano quotidianamente ad avere a che fare con questa incombenza. more...
The Health Care Power of Attorney and Living Will
Harvard Health Publications 2010; US$ 18.00Many people shy away from preparing a health care power of attorney or living will, perhaps because its difficult to ponder death, or they arent sure what their end-of-life wishes are, or dont know how to go about doing it. But taking some time to think about what kinds of medical treatment you would or wouldnt want if you were... more...
Forensic and Medico-legal Aspects of Sexual Crimes and Unusual Sexual Practices
Taylor & Francis 2008; US$ 115.95From sexual abuse and fetishism to necrophilia and sadomasochism, this book identifies fourteen classifications of sexual pathologies. It presents detailed comparisons of legal and medical definitions, historical aspects, incidence, and geographical prevalence, as well as potential causes, etiological theories, and psychopathology. more...
Undertaking Sensitive Research in the Health and Social Sciences
Cambridge University Press 2008; US$ 53.00Documents experiences throughout the entire research process - from conceptualization, ethics approval, field-work, analysis, and publication. more...









