A Primer on Medical Law, Bioethics & Human Rights

Author: Sylvester Chidi Chima

A Primer on Medical Law, Bioethics & Human Rights for African Scholars

This 442-page book provides a general overview and briefing on the subjects of Medical Law, Bioethics and Human Rights for medical students, physicians, nurses, allied healthcare professionals and anybody interested in obtaining a comprehensive overview of contemporary issues in bioethics and healthcare law.

The book not only provides a broad coverage of contemporary ethical and medico-legal issues and international medical law – it is also written from the point of view of scholars and practitioners in Africa and the developing world. Case studies are included within each chapter to illustrate some of the ethical dilemmas that confront health care workers and scientists in practice.

Chapters include: Introductions to Medical Ethics, Medical Law, Human Rights, Research Ethics, Mental Healthcare Law and Ethics, Clinical Negligence and Medical Error, Ethical issues in Public Policy and Resource Allocation, Reproductive Medicine, HIV-AIDS and XDR-TB, Ethics of Organ Donation, Children's Rights and Child Abuse, End of Life Issues, Patient's Rights, Approach to Ethical Dilemmas, Ethics of Torture and Criminal Liabilities in Medical Practice.

There is a detailed Table of cases and Table of statutes, useful Web Resources, and Appendices. Part of the problem identified in teaching bioethics is that there is no global consensus on what ethics is to be taught, how to teach it, and who should teach it. Therefore this book should be of great assistance to all healthcare workers, lecturers, scientists and researchers engaged or intending to practice in Africa and other parts of the developing world.

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