Full Description
Drawing upon a range of disciplinary perspectives, Health Law: Frameworks and Context adopts a theoretically informed and principles-based approach to examining health law. Appealing to students and academic scholars alike, the text moves beyond traditional medical law frameworks to provide a broader contextual understanding of the way in which law intersects with health. A clear and accessible style of writing combined with a sophisticated and nuanced approach takes this rich and challenging field to a new level of analysis. Written by respected academics within the field, Health Law: Frameworks and Context is an essential text for scholars and students looking to grasp the fundamental concepts of this rapidly expanding area of law, as well as those who wish to deepen their knowledge and understanding of health law in Australia and internationally.
Contents
Introduction; 1. Health law: frameworks and context Anne-Maree Farrell; Part I. Frameworks; Section A. Theories, Perspectives and Ethics in Health: 2. Philosophical bioethics and health law Justin Oakley; 3. Social perspectives on patient-doctor relations Anne-Maree Farrell; 4. Social determinants of health and the role of law Isabel Karpin and Karen O'Connell; 5. Health and human rights law Penelope Weller; Section B. Institutions and Regulation: 6. The regulatory framework for health in Australia John Devereux; 7. Regulating health professionals Gabrielle Wolf; 8. Regulating patient safety and redress Anne-Maree Farrell; Part II. Context; Section A. Patients, Doctors and Health Care: 9. Consent to medical treatment John Devereux; 10. Substituted decision-making Penelope Weller; 11. Medical negligence John Devereux; 12. Confidentiality, privacy and access to information John Devereux; Section B. Law at the Beginning and the End of Life: 13. Regulating reproduction Isabel Karpin; 14. Regulating emerging reproductive technologies Isabel Karpin; 15. Withdrawal and withholding of medical treatment Penelope Weller; 16. Euthanasia and assisted suicide Penelope Weller; Section C. Law and the Human Body: 17. Organ and tissue donation and transplantation Anne-Maree Farrell; 18. Property and human tissue Anne-Maree Farrell; 19. Biobanks Anne-Maree Farrell; 20. Human genetics and the law Isabel Karpin and Karen O'Connell; Section D. Law and Populations: 21. Indigenous health and the law Stephen Gray; 22. Health law and people with disability Isabel Karpin; 23. Mental health law Penelope Weller; 24. Public health law Kate Mulvany; 25. Global health and the law Anne-Maree Farrell.
