The Child As Vulnerable Patient: Protection and Empowerment (Medical Law and Ethics)

Hagger, Lynn

ISBN 10: 0754672522 / ISBN 13: 9780754672524

Published by Routledge, 2009

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How can medical law and ethics take forward the issue of children's empowerment and protection? What are the key factors in considering the balance between protecting the welfare of the young and allowing them rights to autonomy? This book investigates the role that a human rights approach can play in establishing the parameters of autonomy. Series Editor(s): McLean, Professor Sheila A. M. Series: Medical Law and Ethics. Num Pages: 268 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; LNTJ; MBQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 640. . 2009. First Edition. hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Child As Vulnerable Patient: Protection and Empowerment (Medical Law and Ethics)
• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0754672522
• ISBN 13: 9780754672524
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

How can medical law and ethics take forward the issue of children's empowerment and protection? What are the key factors in considering the balance between protecting the welfare of the young and allowing them rights to autonomy? The Child as Vulnerable Patient investigates the role that a human rights approach can play in establishing the parameters of autonomy and discusses the opportunities presented in the Human Rights Act, the European Convention on the Rights of the Child and new policy initiatives in the NHS. A valuable addition to existing literature in this area, this volume will be of interest to lawyers, health professionals and students of medical law.

About the Author

Lynn Hagger is a lecturer in Law at the University of Sheffield. Her research interests lie in health care generally and children's rights in particular. In addition to her legal career, Lynn also has a long-term non-executive involvement in the NHS where she has provided law and ethics training for a broad range of health professionals. For the last five years she has been Chairperson of the Sheffield Children's NHS Trust.