There is now incontrovertible evidence that medical mistakes and mishaps occur in significant numbers every year. This book examines the uncertainty and some of

Recent studies into the experiences and failures of health care services, along with the rapid development of patient advocacy, consumerism and pressure groups

The papers in this collection are drawn from a symposium held in Vienna in December 2010. Organised by the Institute for European Tort Law and the Chicago-Kent

The book explores and explains the relationship between law and ethics in the context of medically related research in order to provide a practical guide to und

Euthanasia, Ethics and the Law argues that the law governing the ending of life in England and Wales is unclear, confused and often contradictory. It shows that