The Right to Life and the Value of Life: Orientations in Law, Politics and Ethics (Law, Justice and Power) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0754677613 ISBN 13: 9780754677611

Publisher: Routledge, 2010

Synopsis

This groundbreaking book is the first collection to investigate the law, political science and ethical perspectives collectively in relation to the right and value of life. Its contributions from international roster of scholars are organized around five themes: a theoretical positioning of life and death; War, armed conflict and detention; Death as punishment; Medical parameters for ending life; and medical policies for the preservation of life. In studying this issue in its contemporary contexts of "right" and "value," the volume fills the current scholarly lacuna in the general subject of the orientations of life. It presents a much-needed examination of key issues in a broad practical and theoretical context, and holds broad appeal for scholars, researchers, and students occupied with issues of war, armed conflict, the death penalty, and various contemporary medico-legal scenarios.

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About the Author

Jon Yorke, Reader in Law, BCU School of Law, Birmingham City University, UK

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0754677613
• ISBN 13: 9780754677611
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 464
• Editor: Yorke Jon