Inalienable Rights - The Limits of Consent in Medicine and Law (Hardcover)

McConnell presents the unusual and distinctive argument that inalienable rights differ from other types of rights in that, rather than restraining the behaviour of others, inalienable rights seem to put limits on the possessors themselves, because even the possessor's consent does not justify others in encroaching on them. He offers a full account of what it means for a right to be inalienable, distinguishing them from other kinds of rights in the contexts of moral and political issues in medicine and law: for example, the right to life, the right of conscience, and, in particular, the right of informed consent. McConnell's book is intended as a distinctive conception and persuasive defence of inalienable rights, which ties into current discussions of informed consent. It should appeal to applied ethicists and philosophers of law among others.

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	November 2000
First published:	October 2000
Authors:	Terrance McConnell (Professor of Philosophy)
Dimensions:	241 x 162 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	184
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-513462-9
Categories:	Books > Law > Jurisprudence & general issues > Jurisprudence & philosophy of law Books > Law > Other areas of law > Law as it applies to other professions Books > Medicine > General issues > Medical ethics Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Ethics & moral philosophy > General Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Ethics & moral philosophy > General Promotions
LSN:	0-19-513462-1
Barcode:	9780195134629

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