Routledge Handbook of Medical Law and Ethics

Synopsis

This book explores the scope, application and role of medical law, regulatory norms and ethics, and addresses key challenges introduced by contemporary advances in biomedical research and healthcare. While mindful of national developments, the handbook supports a global perspective in its approach to medical law. Contributors include leading scholars in both medical law and ethics, who have developed specially commissioned pieces in order to present a critical overview and analysis of the current state of medical law and ethics. Each chapter offers comprehensive coverage of longstanding and traditional topics in medical law and ethics, and provides dynamic insights into contemporary and emerging issues in this heavily debated field. Topics covered include: Bioethics, health and human rights Medical liability Law and emerging health technologies Public health law Personalized medicine The law and ethics of access to medicines in developing countries Medical research in the genome era Emerging legal and ethical issues in reproductive technologies This advanced level reference work will prove invaluable to legal practitioners, scholars, students and researchers in the disciplines of law, medicine, genetics, dentistry, theology, and medical ethics.

Copyright:

2015

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

Book Size:

480 Pages

ISBN-13:

9781134448722

Related ISBNs:

9781138204126, 9780203796184, 9780415628181

Publisher:

Taylor and Francis

Date of Addition:

05/26/22

Copyrighted By:

Yann Joly, Bartha Maria Knoppers

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

Nonfiction, Health, Mind and Body, Law, Legal Issues and Ethics, Medicine, Philosophy

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Bookshare Staff

Usage Restrictions:

This is a copyrighted book.

Edited by:

Yann Joly

Edited by:

Bartha Maria Knoppers