1st Edition
Intention and Causation in Medical Non-Killing The Impact of Criminal Law Concepts on Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide
By Glenys Williams
Copyright 2007
244 Pages
by
Routledge-Cavendish
244 Pages
by
Routledge-Cavendish
244 Pages
by
Routledge-Cavendish
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Analyzing the concepts of intention and causation in euthanasia, this timely new book explores a broad selection of disciplines, including criminal and medical law, medical ethics, philosophy and social policy and suggests an alternative solution to the one currently used by the courts, based on grading different categories of killing into a formalized justificatory defence.
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Biography
Glenys Williams is at the Department of Law, University of Wales Aberystwyth.
