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Emergent Medicine and the Law

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Authors:
  1. P.-L. Chau

    1. Institut Pasteur, Paris, France

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  2. Jonathan Herring

    1. Exeter College, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK

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  • Considers the legal and ethical implications of specific medical advances made in recent years
  • Provides forward-thinking analysis, which takes into account possible future medical and technological developments
  • Describes the modern inclination toward arguing for body ownership and bodily autonomy, while providing an alternative viewpoint

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvi
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  2. Introduction

    • P. -L. Chau, Jonathan Herring
    Pages 1-5

  3. Reproduction

    • P. -L. Chau, Jonathan Herring
    Pages 7-74

  4. Brain

    • P. -L. Chau, Jonathan Herring
    Pages 75-125

  5. Defining Sex

    • P. -L. Chau, Jonathan Herring
    Pages 127-158

  6. Body Ownership

    • P. -L. Chau, Jonathan Herring
    Pages 159-193

  7. Sickness

    • P. -L. Chau, Jonathan Herring
    Pages 195-210

  8. Death

    • P. -L. Chau, Jonathan Herring
    Pages 211-233

  9. Conclusion

    • P. -L. Chau, Jonathan Herring
    Pages 235-236

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 237-314
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About this book

This book examines the relationship between law and scientific advancement, with a particular focus on the theory of evolution and medical innovation. Historically, the law has struggled to keep pace with modern medical advances. The authors demonstrate that the laws that govern human behaviour must evolve in response to such advances. This book describes how evolution shapes us humans and allows us to understand processes from ageing to decision making, and examines recent medical developments related to reproduction, neurosciences, sexuality, illness, bodily autonomy, and death, while considering the ethical, philosophical and legal implications of those developments.

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Authors and Affiliations

  • Institut Pasteur, Paris, France

    P.-L. Chau

  • Exeter College, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK

    Jonathan Herring

About the authors

P.-L. Chau is a medically qualified senior research scientist at the Institut Pasteur, Paris, France.



Jonathan Herring is Professor of Law at the Faculty of Law, University of Oxford and DM Wolfe-Clarendon Fellow in Law, Exeter College, Oxford, UK.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Emergent Medicine and the Law

  • Authors: P.-L. Chau, Jonathan Herring

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-60208-6

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham

  • eBook Packages: Law and Criminology, Law and Criminology (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-60207-9Published: 05 February 2021

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-60210-9Published: 05 February 2022

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-60208-6Published: 04 February 2021

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVI, 314

  • Number of Illustrations: 5 b/w illustrations, 21 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Medical Law, Sociology, general, Socio-legal Studies, Health Policy

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