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Routledge Intention and Causation in Medical Non-Killing

Name: Routledge Intention and Causation in Medical Non-Killing
Brand: Routledge
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Explore the complex legal and ethical boundaries of end-of-life decisions with this academic text from the Biomedical Law and Ethics Library. This book examines how criminal law concepts like intention and causation apply to euthanasia and assisted suicide. By looking at the difficulties in determining mens rea and actus reus in medical scenarios, the text provides a deep analysis of how culpability and liability are assigned. This work bridges multiple disciplines, including medical law, criminal law, philosophy, and social policy. It moves beyond current court practices to suggest a new approach: a formalized justificatory defense that grades different categories of killing. This provides a necessary framework for understanding the legal challenges faced in modern medical ethics and decision-making processes.

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Analyzes the impact of criminal law concepts on euthanasia and assisted suicide within medical contexts.

Explores the relationship between intention and causation in end-of-life decision-making scenarios.

Integrates perspectives from criminal law, medical law, ethics, philosophy, and social policy.

Examines the complexities of ascertaining mens rea and actus reus in medical non-killing.

Proposes an alternative solution to current court methods through a formalized justificatory defense.

Investigates how culpability, blameworthiness, and liability are ascribed in legal settings.

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Brand: Routledge
Format: hardcover
ASIN: 1844720276
Category: Books > Subjects > Biography > Medical, Legal & Social Sciences > Anthropology & Sociology
Domain: Amazon UK
Release Date: 21 December 2006
Listed Since: 10 February 2007

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