Inspiring a Medico-Legal Revolution: Essays in Honour of Sheila McLean - Hardcover

Ferguson, Pamela R.; Laurie, Graeme T.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1472434285 ISBN 13: 9781472434289

Publisher: Routledge, 2015

Synopsis

This book marks the retirement of Professor Sheila McLean, whose contribution to the discipline of medical law has been truly ground breaking. As one of the pioneers of the discipline, Sheila McLean inspired a revolution in the ways in which lawyers, doctors, courts and patients perceive the relationship between medicine and the law. The first International Bar Association Professor of Law and Ethics in Medicine, she has worked tirelessly to champion the importance of law’s role in regulating medicine and protecting patients’ rights. The span in content of this book reflects the range of contributions that Professor McLean has herself made. Her work gave direction and shape to a new field of study at a time when few questioned the authority of medicine or thought much about the plight of the patient. This collection brings together 21 leading scholars in healthcare law and ethics to honour the depth and significance of her contribution. Including authors from the US, Australia, Canada and New Zealand, the contributions cover areas as diverse as start and end of life, reproductive rights and termination of pregnancy, autonomy of patients, the protection of vulnerable patient groups, and the challenges posed by new technologies.

About this title

About the Author:

Pamela Ferguson is Professor of Scots Law at the University of Dundee. Her research interests currently focus on criminal law and procedure, but within healthcare law she has had a particular focus on pharmaceutical products liability and clinical drug trials. Graeme Laurie is Professor of Medical Jurisprudence, and Founding Director of the JK Mason Institute for Medicine, Life Sciences and the Law, both at the University of Edinburgh. His research interests relate to the role of law in promoting and regulating medicine, science and technology.

Review:

'Inspiring a Medico-Legal Revolution epitomizes more than just its contents. It reflects the career and research of Sheila McLean herself. All parts of the book are provocative and insightful, addressing a wide range of controversial topics. It is rare that so many recognized legal scholars together contribute to a book that spans legal issues at the beginning of life, in medical care, professional liability, as well as regulatory and end of life issues. But then, how else to honour such an esteemed colleague? Readers will be all the more enriched.' Bartha Maria Knoppers, McGill University, Canada 'This collection of essays is a fitting endorsement of the contributions to the field that Professor Sheila McLean has made. This is an inspiring collection which will provide a lasting tribute to her work.' Jane Kaye, University of Oxford, UK 'This is a true celebration of Sheila McLean's free and indomitable spirit. The impressive range and richness of the essays show her enduring influence as an academic pioneer, a warm mentor and friend, a dedicated internationalist, and a tireless gadfly in the bodies of institutionalised medicine and law.' --Alastair V. Campbell, National University of Singapore

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1472434285
• ISBN 13: 9781472434289
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 324