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Issues in Medical Law - LW865
| Location | Term | Level | Credits (ECTS) | Convenor | 2013-14 | 2014-15 | 2015-16 |
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| Canterbury | Autumn |
Masters
Undergraduate or postgraduate masters level module
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20 (10) | Mackenzie Dr S R |
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The information below applies to the 2013-14 session
Synopsis
This module aims to investigate a range of areas of law which are of topical interest but which are not otherwise specifically addressed in the Medical Law programme. In addition, it will include material on Mental Health Law, which will be taught by Mr Michael Ball, who chairs Mental Health Review Tribunals. The Mental Health Law section of the module aims to enable students to identify and analyse legal issues encountered by people with mental health difficulties and to evaluate critically aspects of the operation of mental health law in its historical, socio-economic and political contexts, including the legal (rights based) and medical (therapeutic) approaches.
Topics Covered
• aspects of genetics in medical law
• the body, body alteration and concepts of choice, consent and harm
• addiction, neuroscience and policy
• the interaction between mental health law and the criminal justice system
• care in the community
• risk and the reform of mental health law
Topics Covered
• aspects of genetics in medical law
• the body, body alteration and concepts of choice, consent and harm
• addiction, neuroscience and policy
• the interaction between mental health law and the criminal justice system
• care in the community
• risk and the reform of mental health law
Details
Contact hours
2-3 hours per week combined lecture/seminars.
Availability
Autumn Term
Method of assessment
100% coursework consisting of 4000-5000 word essay.
Preliminary reading
- M Brazier, Medicine, Patients and the Law (Penguin, 2003)
- J.K Mason & R.A McCall Smith, Law and Medical Ethics (OUP, 2005)
- E Jackson, Medical Law (OUP, 2006)
- P Bartlett and R Sandland, Mental Health Law: Policy and Practice (OUP, 2003)
- R Porter, Madness: a Brief History (OPU, 2002)
Learning outcomes
- Students will have an enhanced understanding of topical issues within medical law and ethics as these arise.
- Students will appreciate the relationship between medical law and neighbouring areas of the law such as criminal law.
- Students will gain insight into the practicalities of risk management in relation to clinical negligence claims.
- Students will be able to form a conceptual overview of bodily alteration practices in their medical, legal and ethical contexts.
Pre-requisites
None.