Raphael Cohen-Almagor
Raphael Cohen-Almagor
The aims of this essay are twofold: to point out the main problems of the Chabot precedent and to report the findings of a fieldwork in the Netherlands during which some experts were asked to voice an opinion regarding the psychiatrist's co...
Charles Ngwena
Charles Ngwena
The article considers the scope and limits of law as an instrument for facilitating equitable access to health care in South Africa. The focus is on exploring the extent to which the notion of substantive equality in access to health care s...
Kevin Williams
Kevin Williams
It is well known that competent patients must be told about the risks of proposed medical procedures. This paper argues that recent professional guidelines and the law of negligence now take matters further by requiring doctors to take reas...
G P Smith
G P Smith
So long as procreation continues to remain a central driving force in a marital relationship, and the family the very core of progressive society, efforts will be undertaken to expand the period of fecundity and combat infertility. Genetic ...
A time to regulate? Possible implications of European human rights law on abortion in Northern Ireland [0.03%]
权衡时机？欧洲人权法对北爱尔兰堕胎的可能影响
W N Irvine
W N Irvine
Since the introduction of the Abortion Act 1967 the legality and status of abortion in Northern Ireland, being excluded from the provisions of the 1967 Act, has remained shrouded in uncertainty. In light of the introduction of the Human Rig...
"Wrongful life" a la francaise [0.03%]
法国版的“不当出生”诉讼 права出生诉讼在法国被称为“不当出生”诉讼，因此该题目的中文标题可以是：不当出生诉讼在法国的发展与展望。但根据要求直接翻译题目，则为：“不当出生”的法国版本。两种表达均可，任选其一即可。此处选择第一种表达：不当出生的法国版诉讼
T Callus
T Callus
A recent decision of the French supreme court has recognised what has been termed in the common law system, a "wrongful life" action. Intentionally provocative, the decision shows how the desire for equitable or "corrective" justice poses a...
Engineering human tissue and regulation: confronting biology and law to bridge the gaps [0.03%]
工程人体组织与监管：让生物学和法律直面问题以弥合分歧
D Longley,P Lawford
D Longley
There are a number of difficulties confronting the regulation of human tissue engineered products, from the scientific, ethical and legal perspectives. Many of these issues are international in scope and any responses must consider the glob...
T A Caulfield,G B Robertson
T A Caulfield
There is a growing body of literature and commentary analyzing the ethical and public policy concerns associated with xenotransplantation. While this technology holds great promise to provide an almost limitless supply of organs for transpl...
Jackie Davies
Jackie Davies
Comparative Study
Medical law international. 1996;2(3):189-213. DOI:10.1177/096853329600200301 1996