S White
S White
Since March 1999 there have been three inquiries concerned either in whole or in part with the removal of human tissue from bodies during post-mortem examinations and its retention thereafter. Two of these at least have had to consider the ...
Qingkang Dai
Qingkang Dai
Informed consent is one of the fundamental rights of a patient. However it used to be ignored in mainland China and was neither academically discussed nor a matter of practical concern until recent years. Paternalism was dominant in the pra...
Some implications of the Human Rights Act 1998 for the medical treatment of children [0.03%]
人权法对儿童医疗待遇的若干影响——英国法视角
Lynn Hagger
Lynn Hagger
Although the Gillick decision was hailed as an important step in the furtherance of respect for children's autonomy, subsequent judgments seemed to undermine this important principle. While it would be difficult to criticise the outcomes of...
Access to health care services as a justiciable socio-economic right under the South African constitution [0.03%]
南非宪法下作为司法和社会经济权利的医疗保健服务获取权
Charles Ngwena
Charles Ngwena
This commentary describes and analyses the decision of the Constitutional Court of South Africa in Minister of Health and Others v Treatment Action Campaign and Others where the South African government was found to have violated the right ...
Omnis definitio periculosa est: on the definition of the term "embryo" in the Human Fertilisation & Embryology Act 1990 [0.03%]
定义皆有危险：论人类受精与胚胎学法中“胚胎”一词的定义
Therese Callus
Therese Callus
In adopting a purposive interpretation of the definition of the term "embryo" in the Human Fertilisation & Embryology Act 1990, the Court of Appeal judgement in R(on the application of B. Quintavalle on behalf of Pro-Life Alliance) v. Secre...
Shaun D Pattinson
Shaun D Pattinson
It is argued that the application of the doctrine of undue influence to patient's decisions in the context of medical treatment is ripe for development. The doctrine is capable of providing much needed protection for vulnerable patients if ...
Posthumous reproduction: a consideration of the medical, ethical, cultural, psychosocial and legal perspectives in the New Zealand context [0.03%]
论死后生育：从医学、伦理、文化、心理社会及法律视角在新西兰背景下的考量
Alison Douglass,Ken Daniels
Alison Douglass
This paper describes the development of New Zealand policy on posthumous reproduction in assisted human reproduction. It outlines five perspectives: medical, ethical, cultural, psychosocial and legal and shows the multidisciplinary approach...
Sheila A M McLean,Joanne Ramsey
Sheila A M McLean
T M Gibson
T M Gibson
In peacetime, the Crown owes a duty of care to members of the Armed Forces to provide adequate medical support. This includes the provision of safe and effective vaccines. A Serviceman who considers himself harmed by immunisation against bi...
A shot in the arm for the military: consent to immunisation against biological warfare agents [0.03%]
防范生物武器的疫苗接种：军事人员同意书
T M Gibson
T M Gibson
The risk to Britain's Armed Forces from Biological Warfare (BW) is low but without protection their use would be devastating. Available protective measures include immunisation. The Government owes a legal duty of care to Servicemen to prov...