Criminalising Contagion - Legal and Ethical Challenges of Disease Transmission and the Criminal Law (Paperback)

The use of the criminal law to punish those who transmit disease is a topical and controversial issue. To date, the law, and the related academic literature, has largely focused on HIV transmission. With contributions from leading practitioners and international scholars from a variety of disciplines, this volume explores the broader question of if and when it is appropriate to criminalise the transmission of contagion. The scope and application of the laws in jurisdictions such as Canada, the United Kingdom and Norway are considered, historical comparisons are examined, and options for the further development of the law are proposed.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Cambridge Bioethics and Law
Release date:	December 2018
Editors:	Catherine Stanton • Hannah Quirk
Dimensions:	230 x 152 x 14mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	260
ISBN-13:	978-1-107-46457-5
Categories:	Books > Law > Jurisprudence & general issues > Comparative law Books > Law > Jurisprudence & general issues > Law & society Books > Law > Laws of other jurisdictions & general law > Criminal law Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Life sciences: general issues > Bio-ethics
LSN:	1-107-46457-9
Barcode:	9781107464575

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