Medical Law and Ethics

Medical Law and Ethics provides coverage of the major topics of medical law and ethics, combining detailed legal exposition and analysis with moral theory and philosophy. - Considers the wider contextual pressures facing the law such as the impact of patient consumerism, and the changing perceptions of medicine - Chapters can be read individually to provide detailed overviews of specific topics or together, as part of the whole, for a comprehensive understanding of the subject. Ethical scenarios are used throughout to highlight and clarify the main points - Examines the impact of increasingly direct (international and domestic) recognition of human rights - Details all recent legislative developments including the Mental Capacity Act 2005 and Code of Practice, Redress Act 2006, Mental Health Act 2007, Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008 - Examines further developments in relation to clinical negligence,professional regulation, patient complaints, and organ transplantation - Includes reference to international instruments and the laws of other jurisdictions enabling students to compare with domestic law