Jewish Biomedical Law
Legal and Extra-legal Dimensions
ISBN13: 9780198268277ISBN10: 0198268270
Hardback,
304 pages
Nov 2003,
In Stock
Price:
$155.00 (06)Description
Dealing with major issues in Jewish biomedical law, this book focuses upon the influence of morality, the rise of patient autonomy, and the role played by scientific progress in this area of Jewish Law. The book examines Jewish Law in comparison with Canon, Common, and modern Israeli law.Features
- Examines the interplay of religious law and democracy in a secular legal system
- Comparative in focus
- Examines highly topical issues of scientific progress versus morality, patient autonomy, and the law
Reviews
"This excellent new book makes an important contribution to the English-language literature on Jewish medical ethics.... Defining Jewish ethics as halakhah was an apologetic move that has burdened the field ever since. Sinclair has now taken up the challenge and presented us with a brilliant analysis that examines the extra-legal dimensions as well."--The Israeli Medical Association Journal
About the Author(s)
Rabbi Daniel Sinclair is Professor of Jewish Comparative Biomedical Law at the College of Management Academic Studies in Tel-Aviv.
