Selected Topics in Law

A comprehensive introduction to the vocabulary and definitions of the terms involved in the health care and bioethics debate.

The Concise Dictionary of Medical-Legal Terms: A General Guide to Interpretation and Usage provides an easy-to-use reference to the common words and phrases used in medicine and law. Defines legal terms in their medical context as well as medical terms in their legal context. It brings together the philosophies, principles, causes and effects, approaches, and other fundamentals that seem to be relatively stable in medical-legal spheres.

The Encyclopedia of Forensic and Legal Medicine covers forensic and legal medicine (including related specialties and scientific, technical and legal issues). It brings together all appropriate aspects of forensic medicine and legal medicine and contains color figures, sample forms and other materials.

Draws together the legal and policy issues that are relevant to human health, and sheds new light on emerging and continuing trends.

Provides a comprehensive overview of Canadian public health law and policy.