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1 online resource (xv, 382 pages) |
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polychrome. |
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data file |
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Online access: OAPEN Open Research Library (ORL)
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 353-375) and index. |
| Contents |
Prologue: the Netherlands and the Dutch -- Ch. 1. Introduction -- Intermezzo: the Dutch health-care system and the care of the terminally Ill -- Ch. 2. Legal change 1945-1997 -- Ch. 3. Current legal situation -- Ch. 4. Terms of debate since 1982 -- Ch. 5. What is known about medical practice and its regulation? -- Ch. 6. Euthanasia and other medical behavior that shortens life as a problem of regulation -- Ch. 7. Two reflections on the significance of the Dutch experience -- App. I. Some Relevant Legal Documents -- A. Articles 40, 228(1), 255, 287, 289, 293, 294 and 307 of the criminal code -- B. Amendment to the law on the disposal of corpses and the order in council pursuant to the law -- C. Some legislative proposals. App. II. Three leading cases. |
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Electronic reproduction. [Place of publication not identified] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL |
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| Summary |
The Netherlands is the only country in the world in which euthanasia, under narrow-defined circumstances, is legally permissible. Considerable attention has been paid over a number of years to the problem of regulating it and information has been systematically collected concerning actual practice. Therefore the Dutch experience is of interest not only to the Dutch, but to anyone who is considering wether or not to make euthanasia a legal practice. This book is written for a reader without specific knowledge of law. The central focus of the book is on Dutch law pertaining to euthanansia, but it also considers the moral and legal principles that have played a role in the Dutch debate, the available evidence bearing on actual practice and on the effectiveness of legal control. It ends with some reflections on the problem of the 'slippery slope' and the question whether the Dutch experience is 'exportable'. It includes translations of the relevant legislation (including proposed reforms) and of three leading cases. |
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eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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JSTOR Books at JSTOR Open Access |
| Language |
English. |
| Subject |
Euthanasia -- Law and legislation -- Netherlands.
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Euthanasia -- Law and legislation. |
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Netherlands. |
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Netherlands. |
| Indexed Term |
Bestuurskunde |
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Geneeskunde |
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Law |
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Medicine and health |
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Public administration |
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Recht |
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Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Bood, Alex, author.
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Weyers, Heleen, author.
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| Cover Title |
Euthanasia & law in the Netherlands |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Griffiths, John, professor of sociology of law. Euthanasia and law in the Netherlands. Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, ©1998 9053562753 9789053562758 (DLC) 98159146 (OCoLC)39128915 |
| ISBN |
9789048505708 (electronic book) |
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9048505704 (electronic book) |
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9781281979643 (online) |
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1281979643 (online) |
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9789053562758 (hardcover) |
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9053562753 (hardcover) |
| Standard No. |
10.5117/9789053562758 |
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