Criminalising contagion : legal and ethical challenges of disease transmission and the criminal law / / edited by Catherine Stanton and Hannah Quirk [[electronic resource]]

• Pubblicazione: Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2016
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xvi, 241 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)
• Disciplina: 616.9
• Soggetto topico: Communicable diseases - Prevention; Epidemics - Prevention; Communicable diseases - Prevention - Moral and ethical aspects; Epidemics - Prevention - Moral and ethical aspects; Public health laws; Biological weapons; Criminal law
• Persona (resp. second.): StantonCatherine (Law teacher); QuirkHannah <1973->
• Note generali: Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 06 Jun 2016).
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Criminalising contagion
• ISBN: 1-316-55196-2; 1-316-55364-7; 1-316-55392-2; 1-316-55420-1; 1-316-55560-7; 1-316-55448-1; 1-316-55532-1; 1-316-13563-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910136864803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Cambridge bioethics and law.