Medical Treatment and the Law: The Protection of Adults and Minors in the Family Division

Medical Treatment and the Law is an accessible guide to a complex and developing area of the law. It explains the protection which can be given to adults and minors in all aspects relating to medical treatment and the law including the vexed area of the withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment. Aimed at those advising in, or dealing with, such cases, the current law, precedents and practice and procedure for legal and medical practitioners are all examined. A practical guide to the approach taken by the courts on all the various issues raised in relation to medical treatment and the law.Harper, Richard S. is the author of 'Medical Treatment and the Law: The Protection of Adults and Minors in the Family Division', published 1999 under ISBN 9780853085508 and ISBN 0853085501.