The criteria governing medical treatment without consent in the three legal jurisdictions of the UK - England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland - is discussed.

journal of law, medicine & ethics Most people dread being the subject of interest for doctors, scientists, regulators, and lawyers. While we may joke about the arrogance of the medical profession and the aggressiveness of the legal field, both lie at the core of environmental public health (EPH). They are inseparable, sometimes complementary and other times in tension. The role of medicine and ...

American society has often favored individual rights disproportionately over the common good. In the aftermath of September 11, there is a need to readjust our criteria to allow for the strengthening of security, public safety, and public health policies. At the same time, we must assure that liberties are not trampled in the service of the common good. Clear criteria are needed to help determi...

Immigration poses numerous challenges for health professionals and public health lawyers. This article reviews these challenges. We begin by offering some background on immigration and health and then explain some of the reasons why immigrants are less likely than natives to have health insurance. Next we turn to a discussion of some of the particular challenges relating to the health care of r...

New Zealand has an established history of mental health legislation that sits within a framework of human rights, disability and constitutional protections. We outline a brief history of mental health legislation in New Zealand since its inception as a modern state in 1840. The current legislation, the Mental Health (Compulsory Assessment and Treatment) Act 1992, defines mental disorder and the...

This session was created to display the value of interdisciplinary thought to the practice and teaching of public health. Through the extraordinary examples of four articulate, highly trained, and gifted individuals, the value of such training is demonstrated for the enhancement of both the individual and society. Each person describes how she or he has used the process of interdisciplinary lea...

a new edition was brought out at every decade. This proves its popularity among the students and health workers for whom it is meant. This is the fifth edition of the book published by Dr. Wilson with the assistance of Mr. Fisher. In this new edition the contents have been rearranged by adding an indexed list of statutes and statutory instruments, and the readability has been increased by multi...

Firearms were used to kill 30,143 people in the United States in 2005, the most recent year with complete data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 1 A total of 17,002 of these were suicides, 12,352 homicides, and 789 accidental firearm deaths. Nearly half of these deaths occurred in people under the age of 35. When we consider that there were also nearly 70,000 non-fatal injuri...

BY MICHAEL W. PEREGRINE AND JAMES R. SCHWARTZ T he year 2009 witnessed an extraordinary series of developments in nonprofit corporate and charitable trust law as they affect the governance and operation of hospitals and health care systems. This is consistent with a decade-long trend that has made corporate law and governance key legal feasibility considerations for nonprofit organizations. The...