Wicked Cases: Law and Medical Ethics in Practice

The courts regularly have to decide some of the most wicked moral questions of our time: who lives and who dies; when is life subject of legal protections; are there times when it is better not to be born? This course looks at some of the most seminal cases in medical law and investigates the underlying moral issues, and how the courts grappled with them.

Content

Medical law and it's moral issues
Ways in which courts address these issues

RECOMMENDED LITERATURE

Smith, Stephen et al. (Eds.) (2017): Ethical Judgments - Rewriting Medical Law. Oxford: Hart.

COURSE ENROLLMENT AND MATERIALS

Further information about this module can be found via the Online Course Catalogue and Stud.IP. In addition, you must also register your attendance at this course via Stud.IP.

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