Human Rights and Healthcare [Paperback]

Elizabeth Wicks (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1841135801 | ISBN-13: 978-1841135809 | Publication Date: July 26, 2007 | Edition: 1

Human Rights and Healthcare looks at medical law from a human rights perspective. Almost all issues traditionally taught under a "medical law" label have significant human rights issues inherent within them. This pioneering book is unique in bringing those human rights implications to the fore. The rights at issue include established fundamental rights such as the right to life, the right to respect for a private life, and the right to physical integrity, as well as more controversial "rights" such as a "right to reproduce" and a "right to die". The human rights perspective of this book enables new light to be cast upon familiar medico-legal cases and issues. As such, the book provides a genuine merging of human rights law and medical law and will be of value to all students and academics studying medical law, as well as to those interested in the broader issues raised by the growing human rights culture worldwide.

Editorial Reviews

Review

...broad-ranging and carefully written...those familiar with healthcare and bioethics issues within the United States or elsewhere will find it an extremely useful comparative resource.Barbara A. NoahLaw and Politics Book ReviewVol. 18 No.5 (May 2008)...the book makes a good - and in many ways an excellent - course companion.What is attractive about it is Wicks' clear and accessible writing style, her careful structuring of arguments and her interesting - but never overwhelming - selections of further reading. It gives students a sound basis from which to explore the subject further and reach out beyond the legal debates to more traditional ethical writings. For these reasons, Human Rights and Healthcare deserves to acquire a firm place in medical law teaching.Antje du Bois-PedainHuman Rights Law ReviewVol 9, No 1, 2009The style of the discussion is excellent and a pleasure to read; well-written, fluent and easily digestible. Complex matters are summarized succinctly, along with extracts from the leading commentaries and judgments, together with references to a broad range of materials. Wicks' willingness to question illuminates the ethical and practical difficulties the subject provokes.Christopher NewdickEuropean Public Law14:3...especially valuable to those students, teachers and practitioners who seek to comprehend a number of the central topics in English medical jurisprudence through the prism of human rights principles...it not only provides a fresh perspective on topics which sit at the centre of the medical law syllabus, but also offers an accessible entry point forthose operating within other sub-disciplinesnotably public lawwho wish to develop a better understanding of fundamental medico-legal questions and the ethical debates which underpin them...The great strength of this text undoubtedly lies in its careful and comprehensive discussion of the often complex case law, with comparative illustrations offered where appropriate and revealing...Dr Wicks has produced a thoughtful, closely argued and highly readable exploration of an interface between two domains of law which seems certain to remain of profoundsignificance both in the courtroom and the classroom in future years.Keith SyrettPublic Law2009

About the Author

Dr Elizabeth Wicks is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Law at the University of Birmingham and a member of the Management Group of the University's Institute of Medical Law. She is the author of The Evolution of a Constitution: Eight Key Moments in British Constitutional Law (Hart, 2006) and has written on various aspects of medical law, public law and human rights.

Product Details

• Paperback: 291 pages
• Publisher: Hart Publishing; 1 edition (July 26, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1841135801
• ISBN-13: 978-1841135809
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,130,640 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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