The Best Interests of the Child in Healthcare

Sarah Elliston (University of Glasgow, UK)

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Routledge Cavendish
15 November 2007

Jurisprudence & general issues; Family law; Medical & healthcare law

Series: Biomedical Law and Ethics Library

Topical and compelling, this volume provides an excellent re-evaluation of the ‘best interests’ test in the healthcare arena; the ways in which it has developed, the inherent difficulties in its use and its interpretation in legal cases concerning the medical care of children.

Comprehensively covering both the English and Scottish position within the context of the European Convention of human Rights and the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, the author examines a wide range of healthcare situations, from the commonly occurring to the unusual, offering a detailed analysis of legislation, case law, cases and their implications.

It includes discussions on:

the extent to which a child’s body can be examined, operated on and affected by medicines, devices or procedures intended to bring about medical change the appropriate scope of parental choice and authority and at what stage of their development children should be allowed to make their own decisions the response to situations where the interests of children may be in conflict – the cases of conjoined twins or the donation of organs to siblings.

This work is a key resource for postgraduates and researchers working and studying in the fields of law, healthcare and medicine.

By: Sarah Elliston (University of Glasgow UK)
Imprint: Routledge Cavendish
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Volume: v. 2
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 24mm
Weight: 610g
ISBN: 9781844720422
ISBN 10: 184472042X
Series: Biomedical Law and Ethics Library
Pages: 328
Publication Date: 15 November 2007
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Sarah Elliston is Lecturer in Medical Law and Assistant Director of the Institute of Law and Ethics in Medicine at the University of Glasgow, Scotland