The Child As Vulnerable Patient: Protection and Empowerment (Medical Law and Ethics)

How can medical law and ethics take forward the issue of children's empowerment and protection? What are the key factors in considering the balance between protecting the welfare of the young and allowing them rights to autonomy? This book investigates the role that a human rights approach can play in establishing the parameters of autonomy and discusses the opportunities presented in the Human Rights Act, the European Convention on the Rights of the Child and new policy initiatives in the NHS. It will be of interest to lawyers and health professionals, as well as students of medical law.Lynn Hagger is the author of 'The Child As Vulnerable Patient: Protection and Empowerment (Medical Law and Ethics)', published 2009 under ISBN 9780754672524 and ISBN 0754672522.