Birth, Harm and the Role of Distributive Justice
Burdens, Blessings, Need and Desert
Alasdair Maclean(Author)
Routledge (Publisher)
Published on 15. December 2016
Book
Hardback
220 pages
978-0-415-46535-9 (ISBN)
Description
This book looks at the issue of harm in relation to wrongful birth, wrongful life and wrongful pregnancy claims. While addressing the issue of whether English Law is coherent and consistent in these cases, Alasdair Maclean also draws comparisons with other jurisdictions looking at the different legal approaches of the US, Australia, France and Holland. The book then goes on to investigate the issues of harm and the relationship between distributive justice and corrective justice, exploring the implications for tort theory more generally.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Postgraduate and Professional
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-415-46535-9 (9780415465359)
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Person
Alasdair Maclean is a senior lecturer in law, and deputy director of the LL.M in Healthcare Law and Ethics at Dundee University, UK.
Content
1. Introduction 2. Wrongful Life Claims 3. Wrongful Pregnancy and Wrongful Birth 4. A Question of Harm 5. The Use of Distributive Justice 6. Other Policy Arguments 7. Comparison of the Three Claims and the Coherence and Consistency of the Law in Scotland and England 8. Conclusions