1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9911019084703321

Autore

Leung Wai-Ching

Titolo

Law for doctors / / Wai-Ching Leung

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; Malden, Mass., : Blackwell Science, 2000

ISBN

9786612342530

9781282342538

1282342533

9780470698464

0470698462

9780470699034

0470699035

9780632060818

0632060816

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (202 p.)

Disciplina

344.73/041

Soggetti

Medical laws and legislation - Great Britain

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Health professionals and patients -- pt. 2. Legal settings in which health professionals' actions may be challenged -- pt. 3. Legal procedures.

Sommario/riassunto

This is a guide for all doctors - GPs and hospital doctors alike, on the law and how it affects them. It is a practical guide, and it approaches its subject with the use of realistic scenarios throughout. These relevant case histories are used as a basis for discussion and explanation of the legal implications of a doctors actions. Guidelines for best practice are given. This is not a theoretical book. Its aim is to give the reader an understanding of the way in which they may be legally challenged as health professionals, and how to minimize this risk. Unlike many law books, ""Law for D



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910962401203321

Titolo

European homeland security : a European strategy in the making? / / edited by Christian Kaunert, Sarah Leonard and Patryk Pawlak

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 2012

Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York, NY : , : Routledge, , 2012

ISBN

1-136-33276-6

1-280-66250-6

9786613639431

0-203-12245-3

1-136-33277-4

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (225 p.)

Collana

Contemporary security studies

Altri autori (Persone)

KaunertChristian

LeonardSarah <1978->

PawlakPatryk

Disciplina

355.03304

355.03354

355/.03354

Soggetti

Internal security - Europe

National security - Europe

Security, International - Europe

Terrorism - Europe - Prevention

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; European Homeland Security: A European strategy in the making?; Copyright; Contents; Figures and tables; Contributors; Preface; 1. Introduction: European homeland security - a European strategy in the making?; 2. Homeland security in the making: American and European patterns of transformation; 3. Strategic patchwork or comprehensive framework? Upside down security strategy development in the European Union; 4. The fight against international terrorism: driver and yardstick for European homeland security

Sommario/riassunto

This book examines the processes and factors shaping the development of homeland security policies in the European Union (EU),



within the wider context of European integration.The EU functions in a complex security environment, with perceived security threats from Islamist terrorists, migration and border security issues, and environmental problems. In order to deal with these, the EU has undertaken a number of actions, including the adoption of the European Security Strategy in 2003, the Information Management Strategy of 2009, and the Internal Security Strategy of 2010. However, de