A large number of patients are unintentionally harmed by adverse events in health care environments and a range of policy initiatives have been developed to manage clinical risk. This chapter provides an overview of these ...
A medical law study and revision guide for law students looking for extra marks in their exams using clear, succinct coverage of the fundamental principles.
The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights is leading an initiative to draft a disability protocol. This is particularly important for persons with mental disability as the draft protocol makes specific provisions ...
Several years ago Alan Merry and Alexander McCall Smith became deeply concerned by the fact that morally innocent persons could be convicted of manslaughter due to an event that did not involve moral culpability. This ...
The minimally conscious state (MCS) is a paradigmatic category of mental disability. Absent a valid and applicable advance refusal, all decisions must be made in patients’ “best interests.” This includes decisions about ...