This book investigates the law's approach to suicide in England and
Wales. It explores the seismic shift in perceptions of the law's role
in respect of suicide from imprisonment as a punishment for attempting
suicide, to courts hearing arguments about whether there is not only a
right to suicide but also a right to assistance in suicide. This
development stands alongside a global recognition of suicide
prevention as a public health priority. In this book, the dual
priorities of respect for autonomy and the protection of human life
are recognised as equally important and the legal issues surrounding
suicide in a range of different contemporary contexts, including
suicide in prison and juvenile suicide, are considered. The book also
investigates what the relationship between mental health and suicide
means for its legal regulation, and evaluates the enduring legal
offence of assisted suicide, particularly in the context of the
terminally ill. It is argued that a more refined approach to the topic
of voluntary death should be recognised in the law; one that
distinguishes more clearly between autonomous decision-making about
the end of life, and incapacitated self-caused risks to life that
require effective preventative interventions.
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ISBN
9781509932726
Publisert
2023
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Hart Publishing
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Product language
Engelsk
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Product format
Digital bok
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