LAW 2516 - Medical Law and Ethics
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Course Details
| Course Code | LAW 2516 |
| Course | Medical Law and Ethics |
| Coordinating Unit | Law School, Faculty of the Professions |
| Term | Semester 1 2013 |
| Mode | Internal |
| Level | Undergraduate |
| Location/s | North Terrace |
| Units | 3 |
| Contact | up to 3 hours per week |
| Prerequisites | LAW 1501 |
| Corequisites | Not applicable |
| Incompatible | LAW 2021 |
| Assumed Knowledge | Not applicable |
| Restrictions | Available to LLB students only |
| Quota | Not applicable |
| Course Description | The course provides an introduction to ethics generally and more specifically to medical ethics, examining in particular the principle of autonomy, which informs much of medical law. The course then considers the general part of medical law governing the legal relationship between medical practitioners and their patients. It considers the legal implications of the provision of medical advice, diagnosis and treatment. Selected medico-legal issues over a human life are also examined. These may include reproductive technologies, foetal rights, research on human subjects, organ donation, the rights of the dying and the legal definition of death. |
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Course Staff
Bernadette Richards
Bernadette Richards
Law School
Faculty of the Professions
Location: Room 325, Ligertwood Building
Telephone: 8313 6302
email: bernadette.richards@adelaide.edu.au
