New Health Law Books

Below is a list of Health Law books added to the library's collection in the past 6 months.

Active citizenship and disability : implementing the personalisation of support / Andrew Power, Janet E. Lord, Allison S. DeFranco.

Location: lax
Call #: K637 .P69 2013
Publisher: Cambridge University Press,

This book provides an international comparative study of the implementation of disability rights law and policy focused on the emerging principles of self-determination and personalisation. It explores how these principles have been enshrined in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and how different jurisdictions have implemented them to enable meaningful engagement and participation by persons with disabilities in society. Find out more (catalog link)

Alzheimer's disease and dementia : a comparison of international approaches : report of the Special Committee on Aging, United States Senate pursuant to S. Res. 81, sec. 17(d), March 2, 2011, resolution authorizing a study of the problems of aged and agin

Location: lax
Call #: DOC. Y 1.1/5:112-254
Publisher:

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Biomedical consulting agreements : a guide for academics / Edward Klees and H. Robert Horvitz.

Location: lax
Call #: KF3821 .K58 2012
Publisher: MIT Press,

This book offers an essential guide for academic scientists and physicians who are considering consulting work in the field of biomedicine. In it, the authors--an attorney and a Nobel Laureate in Medicine, both with extensive experience reviewing and negotiating consulting agreements--outline key issues to consider before signing a consulting agreement. These issues range from the obvious--intellectual property, confidentiality, and fees--to those that might not spring immediately to mind, including indemnity, different classes of stock, and the relevance of insider trading and securities laws. Find out more (catalog link)

Child protection in Chinese societies : challenges and policies / editors, Edward Ko Ling Chan.

Location: lax
Call #: HV6626.54.C6 C45 2012
Publisher: Nova Science Publishers,

This book introduces the current situations of child victimisation in the Chinese populations to readers, discusses the relevant political and legal systems as well as health and social services, and puts forward some recommendations for effective child protection with an emphasis on the unique cultural values and situations in the Chinese populations. Grounded in the recent and contemporary research and scholarly inquiry, this is a vital book for understanding trends and current situations in China, as well as an essential read for those who work, research, teach or study in the area. This book is the only one available to date to present a comprehensive and critical review of child maltreatment and victimisation in China whilst promoting a multi-disciplinary collaboration to child protection. Find out more (catalog link)

Children who resist postseparation parental contact : a differential approach for legal and mental health professionals / Barbara Jo Fidler, Nicholas Bala, Michael A. Saini.

Location: lax
Call #: HQ777.5 .F43 2012
Publisher: Oxford University Press,

Children Who Resist Postseparation Parental Contact is a critical, empirically based review of parental alienation that integrates the best research evidence with clinical insight from interviews with leading scholars and practitioners. The authors - Fidler, Bala, and Saini - a psychologist, a lawyer and a social worker, are an multidisciplinary team who draw upon the growing body of mental health and legal literature to summarize the historical development and controversies surrounding the concept of "alienation" and explain the causes, dynamics, and differentiation of various types of parent-child relationship issues. The authors review research on prevalence, risk factors, indicators, assessment, and measurement to form a conceptual integration of multiple factors relevant to the etiology and maintenance of the problem of strained parent-child relationships. Find out more (catalog link)

Empowering patients and honoring individuals' choices : lessons in improving care for individuals with advanced illness : hearing before the Special Committee on Aging, United States Senate, One Hundred Twelfth Congress, second session, Washington, DC, Ju

Location: lax
Call #: DOC. Y 4.AG 4:S.HRG.112-553
Publisher: U.S. G.P.O. : For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O.,

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Ethical oversight of learning health care systems.

Location: lax
Call #: R723.7 .E83 2013
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell,

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For the public's health : revitalizing law and policy to meet new challenges / Committee on Public Health Strategies to Improve Health, Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice, Institute of Medicine of the National Academies.

Location: lax
Call #: KF3775 .F67 2011
Publisher: National Academies Press,

Public policy can be one of the most effective approaches to protecting and improving the health of the population. At the request of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) reviewed how statutes and regulations prevent injury and disease, save lives, and improve the health of the population. The IOM recommends that the government update public health statutes to ensure that public health agencies are equipped to combat contemporary challenges. In addition, the IOM recommends that the government and private sector consider health in all policies and evaluate the health effects and costs of major legislation. Find out more (catalog link)

Force-feeding of prisoners and detainees on hunger strike : right to self-determination versus right to intervention / Pauline Jacobs.

Location: lax
Call #: K5519 .J33 2012
Publisher: Intersentia ; Distribution for the USA and Canada, International Specialized Book Services,

This book is the result of an in-depth study into the human rights aspects of the issue of force-feeding prisoners and detainees on hunger strike. The policies on force-feeding in three jurisdictions - the Netherlands, Germany, and England/Wales - are explored. Although this research mainly focuses on the legal aspects of the question of force-feeding hunger strikers, it also takes into account the medical-ethical aspects of the issue, which form an indispensable - but also complicating - element in the debate on the question of whether the force-feeding of prisoners and detainees on hunger strike can be justified. Find out more (catalog link)

Global health disputes and disparities : a critical appraisal of international law and population health / Dru Bhattacharya.

Location: lax
Call #: K3260.3 .B43 2013
Publisher: Routledge,

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Good death? : law and ethics in practice / edited by Lynn Hagger, Simon Woods.

Location: lax
Call #: KD3410.E88 G66 2013
Publisher: Ashgate,

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Health and welfare benefit plans / a publication of the American Bar Association Joint Committe on Employee Benefits consisting of the Sections of Business Law, Health Law, Labor and Employment Law, Real Property, Trust and Estate Law, Taxation, Tort Tria

Location: lax
Call #: KF3509.A75 H429 2012
Publisher: American Bar Association,

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HIV & AIDS benchbook / [edited by Joshua Bachrach and Cynthia Knox].

Location: lax
Call #: KF3803.A54 H578 2012
Publisher: American Bar Association, AIDS Coordinating Committee,

Now in its fourth decade, the HIV/AIDS epidemic remains misunderstood in many ways, to the detriment of people living with or affected by HIV or AIDS and of HIV prevention. Updated and expanded, the HIV & AIDS Benchbook is a necessary reference for judges encountering HIV-related issues in the courtroom to make fully informed decisions in the interests of justice. Find out more (catalog link)

Human cloning : four fallacies and their legal consequences / Kerry Lynn Macintosh.

Location: lax
Call #: QH442.2 .M253 2013
Publisher: Cambridge University Press,

Since Dolly the sheep was born, controversy has swirled around the technology of cloning. We recoil at the prospect of human copies, manufactured men and women, nefarious impersonators and resurrections of the dead. Such reactions have serious legal consequences: lawmakers have banned stem cell research along with the cloning of babies. But what if our minds have been playing tricks on us? What if everything we thought we knew about human cloning is rooted in intuition rather than fact? Human Cloning: Four Fallacies and Their Legal Consequences is a rollicking ride through science, psychology, and the law. Drawing on sources ranging from science fiction films to the Congressional Record, this book unmasks the role that psychological essentialism has played in bringing about cloning bans. It explains how hidden intuitions have caused conservatives and liberals to act contrary to their own most cherished ideals and values. Find out more (catalog link)

Human right to water : significance, legal status and implications for water allocation / Inga T Winkler.

Location: lax
Call #: K3260 .W36 2012
Publisher: Hart Pub.,

The United Nations General Assembly and the Human Rights Council recognised the human right to water in 2010.This book clarifies the legal status and meaning of the right to water through a detailed analysis of its legal foundations, legal nature, normative content and corresponding State obligations. Find out more (catalog link)

Human right to water : significance, legal status and implications for water allocation / Inga T. Winkler.

Identity, invention, and the culture of personalized medicine patenting / Shubha Ghosh.

Location: lax
Call #: K1519.B54 G49 2012
Publisher: Cambridge University Press,

What are the normative implications of patenting in the area of personalized medicine? As patents on genes and medical diagnoses have increased over the past decade, this question lies at the intersection of intellectual property theory, identity politics, biomedical ethics and constitutional law. These patents are part of the personalized medicine industry, which develops medical treatments tailored to individuals based on race and other characteristics. This book provides an overview of developments in personalized medicine patenting and suggests policies to best regulate such patents. Find out more (catalog link)

Law and ethics of medicine : essays on the inviolability of human life / John Keown.

Location: lax
Call #: K3601 .L384 2012
Publisher: Oxford University Press,

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Law, ethics and compromise at the limits of life : to treat or not to treat? / Richard Huxtable.

Location: lax
Call #: KD3410.E88 H89 2013
Publisher: Routledge,

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Legal aspects of implementing the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety / edited by Marie-Claire Cordonier Segger, Frederic Perron-Welch, Christine Frison.

Location: lax
Call #: K3925.B56 L45 2013
Publisher: Cambridge University Press,

This book, the first in a new series that focuses on treaty implementation for sustainable development, examines key legal aspects of implementing the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) at national and international levels. The volume provides a serious contribution to the current legal and political academic debates on biosafety by discussing key issues under the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety that affect the further design of national and international law on biosafety, and analyzing recent progress in the development of domestic regulatory regimes for biosafety. It also examines the legal, political, economic, and practical challenges and solutions encountered in recent efforts to develop and implement domestic biosafety regulations, with a focus on developing countries. In the year of the fifth UN Meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, at the signature of a new Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Protocol on Liability and Redress, this timely book examines recent developments in biosafety law and policy. Find out more (catalog link)

Long-term care litigation 2013 / chapter authors, Michael F. Bonamarte ... [et al.].

Location: laill-nc
Call #: KFI1563.N8 L66 2013
Publisher: Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education,

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Managing legal risks in early childhood programs : how to prevent flare-ups from becoming lawsuits / Holly Elissa Bruno, Tom Copeland.

Location: lax
Call #: KF2042.D3 B78 2012
Publisher: Redleaf Press ; Teachers College Press,

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New kinship : constructing donor-conceived families / Naomi Cahn.

Location: lax
Call #: K3611.A77 C34 2013
Publisher: New York University Press,

This title details how families are made and how bonds are created between families in the brave new world of reproductive technology. Naomi Cahn, an expert on reproductive technology and the law, shows how these new kinship bonds dramatically exemplify the ongoing cultural change in how we think about family. Find out more (catalog link)

New law and ethics in mental health advance directives : the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the right to choose / Penelope Weller.

Location: lax
Call #: K640 .W45 2013
Publisher: Routledge,

The recognition of positive rights and the growing impact of human rights principles has recently orchestrated a number of reforms in mental health law, bringing increasing entitlement to an array of health services. In this book, Weller considers the relationship between human rights and mental health law, and the changing attitudes which have led to the recognition of a right to demand treatment internationally. Find out more (catalog link)

Poverty alleviation and environmental law / edited by Yves Le Bouthillier, Professor of Law, University of Ottawa, Canada [and four others].

Location: lax
Call #: K3584.8 .P68 2012
Publisher:

This text examines the relationship between the alleviation of poverty and the protection of the environment. There is every reason to believe that these issues are linked. However, this book shows that there are situations where alleviation of poverty and the protection of the environment appear to be in a fraught relationship. Find out more (catalog link)

Privacy, confidentiality, and health research / William W. Lowrance.

Location: lax
Call #: R864 .L69 2012
Publisher: Cambridge University Press,

The potential of the e-health revolution, increased data sharing, database linking, biobanks and new techniques such as geolocation and genomics to advance human health is immense. For the full potential to be realized, though, privacy and confidentiality will have to be dealt with carefully. Problematically, many conventional approaches to such pivotal matters as consent, identifiability, and safeguarding and security are inadequate. In many places, research is impeded by an overgrown thicket of laws, regulations, guidance and governance. The challenges are being heightened by the increasing use of biospecimens, and by the globalization of research in a world that has not globalized privacy protection. Drawing on examples from many developed countries and legal jurisdictions, the book critiques the issues, summarizes various ethics, policy, and legal positions (and revisions underway), describes innovative solutions, provides extensive references and suggests ways forward. Find out more (catalog link)

Regulating genetic resources : access and benefit sharing in international law / Charles Lawson.

Location: lax
Call #: K3611.G46 L39 2012
Publisher: Edward Elgar,

Money spent on regulating access and constructing and maintaining benefit-sharing arrangements with regard to environmental resources could instead be allocated to conservation and research, explains Lawson (law, Griffith U., Australia); and that's a very good reason for understanding their various conceptual bases and their efficacy. His study encompasses the Convention on Biological Diversity, the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, and the World Health Organization's PIP Framework. The study is organized in chapters on Antarctica, outer space and planetary objects, seas and oceans, genetic resources within the jurisdiction of nation states, plant genetic resource for food and agriculture, and human pandemic influenza virus. Find out more (catalog link)

Religion, law, and the present water crisis / Richard A. Hughes.

Location: lax
Call #: K3496 .H84 2013
Publisher: Peter Lang,

This work documents current and impending global water shortages and opposes policies of commodification and privatization of water ownership by multinational water corporations. Find out more (catalog link)

Rules and rulemaking in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act / Raphael Kipp and Vince Caputo, editors .

Location: lax
Call #: KF3605.A32 2010 A2 2012
Publisher: Nova Science Publishers,

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Social inclusion of people with disabilities : national and international perspectives / Arie Rimmerman.

Location: lax
Call #: HV1568 .R56 2013
Publisher: Cambridge University Press,

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