Overview
The Supreme Court of Canada has issued a number of high-profile health law decisions—Latimer, Rodriguez, and Morgentaler, and the most recent, Chaoulli. Health law has become of great interest to the public and a dynamic, relevant, and important site of jurisprudential activity. \nThis book brings consideration of all of the major Supreme Court of Canada health law cases together in one place and in a coordinated fashion for the first time. In each chapter, the authors describe the relevant Supreme Court of Canada cases and explore the implications of the cases for their specific topic. Where relevant, the authors reflect on the following cross-cutting themes: the values of autonomy, dignity, liberty, equality, justice, privacy, and life; and the concepts of identity, personhood, community, property, embodiment, health, vulnerability, disability, and oppression. It is important for students, practitioners, policy-makers, academics, and judges to understand the ways in which such values and concepts play out in different ways in different contexts within the health sphere. \nThis book demonstrates the sweep of issues addressed by the Court and encourages reflection upon the role of the Court in shaping, both directly and indirectly, health care delivery and health policy in Canada. The authors have endeavoured to provide careful and critical evaluation of this role. Health Law at the Supreme Court of Canada is designed to contribute to the development of jurisprudence and legislation in the area of health law, policy, and practice. \n
Full Product Details
Author: Jocelyn Downie; Elaine Gibson ,
Elaine Gibson
Publisher: Irwin Law Inc
Imprint: Irwin Law Inc
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 2.20cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.587kg
ISBN: 9781552211410
ISBN 10: 155221141
Pages: 428
Publication Date: 29 June 2007
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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College/higher education
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Professional & Vocational
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Tertiary & Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Author Information
Jocelyn Downie, Canada Research Chair in Health Law and Policy. Professor in the Faculties of Law and Medicine and faculty associate of the Health Law Institute at Dalhousie University. Professor Downie's current work is geared to contributing to the academic literature and affecting change in health law, policy, and practice. Elaine Gibson is the associate director of the Health Law Institute and an associate professor in the Faculty of Law at Dalhousie University. Her areas of expertise include health law, privacy law, and negligence. She participates in a number of research projects concerning the privacy and confidentiality of electronic health information.
