Medicolegal Issues

Health rights litigation is still an emerging phenomenon in Africa, despite the constitutions of many African countries having provisions to advanc...

It is generally accepted in legal and bioethical discourse that the patient has a right to self-determination. In practice though, this is often no...

This book explores the human rights consequences of recent and ongoing revisions of mental health legislation in England and Ireland. Presenting a ...

An understanding of the law and the way in which it impacts upon roles, responsibilities and care is a vital component in everyday healthcare. The ...

Drawing on insights from work in medical history and sociology, this book analyzes changing meanings of personalized medicine over time, from the r...

Originally published in Spanish in 2017 by Libreria Bosch, Barcelona, the Atlas of Forensic and Criminal Psychology is a one-of-kind book made avai...

Originally published in Spanish in 2017 by Libreria Bosch, Barcelona, the Atlas of Forensic and Criminal Psychology is a one-of-kind book made avai...

Death Investigation: A Field Guide, Second Edition is updated and expanded to include a chronological analysis of the death scene investigative pro...

Surrogacy presents particularly complex questions for human rights law and theory. This book provides a unique and insightful examination into the ...

In order for the information society to realise its full potential, personal data has to be disclosed, used and often shared. This book explores th...

Reflecting both enduring professional considerations and the most pressing contemporary issues facing the nursing profession, Professional Issues i...

This book develops a theoretical framework for examining and assessing the regulatory arrangements for medical products.Since the first half of the...

The sudden and unexpected death of a patient can be emotionally complex and overwhelming for clinicians. This book will equip medical and other hea...

In this groundbreaking study based on five years of in-depth ethnographic and interdisciplinary research, Troubled in the Land of Enchantment explo...

Those involved in the drug development process face challenges of efficiency and overall sustainability due in part to high research costs, lengthy...