Human Rights, Dignity and Autonomy in Health Care and Social Services: Nordic Perspectives (Paperback)

The overall theme of this volume is the understanding of human dignity, autonomy, and human rights in health care and social services in modern welfare states, with special reference to the Nordic countries. Focus is put on vulnerable groups such as children, individuals with cognitive impairment or mental illness, and persons with physical disabilities. Experts from different disciplines identify the ethical and legal dilemmas in modern welfare services and describe how basic values and/or rights come in conflict in concrete situations. Of particular interest is how the human rights perspective challenges the policies and regulations of modern welfare states while at the same time providing the overall normative direction for solving ethical, legal, and social conflicts or shortcomings. Although the human rights perspective is the most dominant, insights from philosophy and the social sciences provide both a necessary and fruitful supplement to the legal approach. The volume will be of interest for academics, researchers, and students in the field of health care ethics, human rights, and welfare state policies. It presents a challenging outlook on dilemmas that are characteristic for the modern welfare state in general, and for the Nordic countries in particular, and it will give the reader important insights and references for further studies.

General

Imprint:	Intersentia Publishers
Country of origin:	Belgium
Release date:	June 2009
First published:	June 2009
Editors:	Henriette Sinding Aasen • Rune Halvorsen • Antonio Barbosa Da Silva
Dimensions:	240 x 160 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Sewn
Pages:	222
ISBN-13:	978-90-5095-877-6
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political control & freedoms > Human rights > General
LSN:	90-5095-877-X
Barcode:	9789050958776

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