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Should A Doctor Tell?: The Evolution of Medical Confidentiality in Britain

Medical confidentiality has long been recognised as a core element of medical ethics, but its boundaries are under constant negotiation. Areas of debate in twenty-first century medicine include the use of patient-identifiable data in research, information sharing across public services, and the implications of advances in genetics. This book provides important historical insight into the modern evolution of medical confidentiality in the UK. It analyses a range of perspectives and considers the broader context as well as the specific details of debates, developments and key precedents. With each chapter focusing on a different issue, the book covers the common law position on medical privilege, the rise of public health and collective welfare measures, legal and public policy perspectives on medical confidentiality and privilege in the first half of the twentieth century, contestations over statutory recognition for medical privilege and Crown privilege. It concludes with an overview of twentieth century developments. Bringing fresh insights to oft-cited cases and demonstrating a better understanding of the boundaries of medical confidentiality, the book discusses the role of important interest groups such as the judiciary, Ministry of Health and professional medical bodies. It will be directly relevant for people working or studying in the field of medical law as well as those with an interest in the interaction of law, medicine and ethics.

Should A Doctor Tell?: The Evolution of Medical Confidentiality in Britain

Medical confidentiality has long been recognised as a core element of medical ethics, but its boundaries are under constant negotiation. Areas of debate in twenty-first century medicine include the use of patient-identifiable data in research, information sharing across public services, and the implications of advances in genetics. This book provides important historical insight into the modern evolution of medical confidentiality in the UK. It analyses a range of perspectives and considers the broader context as well as the specific details of debates, developments and key precedents. With each chapter focusing on a different issue, the book covers the common law position on medical privilege, the rise of public health and collective welfare measures, legal and public policy perspectives on medical confidentiality and privilege in the first half of the twentieth century, contestations over statutory recognition for medical privilege and Crown privilege. It concludes with an overview of twentieth century developments. Bringing fresh insights to oft-cited cases and demonstrating a better understanding of the boundaries of medical confidentiality, the book discusses the role of important interest groups such as the judiciary, Ministry of Health and professional medical bodies. It will be directly relevant for people working or studying in the field of medical law as well as those with an interest in the interaction of law, medicine and ethics.

Should Prometheus be Bound?: Corporate Global Responsibility

This book proposes a critical analysis of the new corporate responsibilities in a globalizing world. It is built around the creative and entrepreneurial power of the business firm and the new opportunities and challenges offered by science and technology, globalization and deregulation. Rather than focusing on tools, techniques and existing practices, it is the first to offer a conceptual and critical analysis of the new trend towards Corporate Social Responsibility. It argues that the legitimacy of the corporation will depend more and more on the contribution it wants to bring to our transition towards sustainable development.

Should the Patient Know the Truth?: A Response of physicians, nurses, clergymen, and lawyers

Should Trees Have Standing?: Law, Morality, and the Environment

Originally published in 1972, Should Trees Have Standing? was a rallying point for the then burgeoning environmental movement, launching a worldwide debate on the basic nature of legal rights that reached the U.S. Supreme Court. Now, in the 35th anniversary edition of this remarkably influential book, Christopher D. Stone updates his original thesis and explores the impact his ideas have had on the courts, the academy, and society as a whole. At the heart of the book is an eminently sensible, legally sound, and compelling argument that the environment should be granted legal rights. For the new edition, Stone explores a variety of recent cases and current events--and related topics such as climate change and protecting the oceans--providing a thoughtful survey of the past and an insightful glimpse at the future of the environmental movement. This enduring work continues to serve as the definitive statement as to why trees, oceans, animals, and the environment as a whole should be bestowed with legal rights, so that the voiceless elements in nature are protected for future generations.

Should Trees Have Standing?: Law, Morality, and the Environment

Originally published in 1972, Should Trees Have Standing? was a rallying point for the then burgeoning environmental movement, launching a worldwide debate on the basic nature of legal rights that reached the U.S. Supreme Court. Now, in the 35th anniversary edition of this remarkably influential book, Christopher D. Stone updates his original thesis and explores the impact his ideas have had on the courts, the academy, and society as a whole. At the heart of the book is an eminently sensible, legally sound, and compelling argument that the environment should be granted legal rights. For the new edition, Stone explores a variety of recent cases and current events--and related topics such as climate change and protecting the oceans--providing a thoughtful survey of the past and an insightful glimpse at the future of the environmental movement. This enduring work continues to serve as the definitive statement as to why trees, oceans, animals, and the environment as a whole should be bestowed with legal rights, so that the voiceless elements in nature are protected for future generations.

A Show Trial Under Lenin: The Trial of the Socialist Revolutionaries, Moscow 1922 (Studies in Social History #7)

Soviet Russia will conquer all the millions of problems that stand in its way, on one condition: as long as the cause of the political education of the broad masses of the people continually advances. We have nothing to be afraid of, if our people fully learns to distinguish who are its friends and who are its enemies. The trial of the Socialist Revolutionaries must and shall be a great step forward in the cause of the political instruction of the very broadest masses in town and country. (Grigorii Zinov'ev, Pravda and Krasnaia gazeta, 20 June 1922) For my part, I considered this trial to be unnecessary: the Socialist Revolu­ tionaries had been beaten and represented no visible danger at all. (Charles Rappoport, Ma vie, Paris 1926-1927, Vol. 2, p. 80) The Bolsheviks seized power in Russia in October 1917 by staging a coup d'etat, and then established a dictatorship. The new rulers sup­ pressed all armed resistance in a bloody civil war, after which they made every effort to uproot and exterminate even peaceful political opposition of all kinds. Even now it is impossible in the Soviet Union to subject these developments to critical historical study. The political opponents of the Soviet regime of the time are still regarded by official Soviet his­ toriography as counter-revolutionaries and the measures taken against them are seen as completely justified.

Show Trials: Stalinist Purges in Eastern Europe, 1948-1954

Show Trials combines first-hand knowledge with hitherto unpublished, confidential material, to offer a penetrating and candid account of the Stalinist purges that occurred in Albanian, East German, Bulgarian, and Rumanian purges, as well as in Hungary, Czechoslovakia, and Poland. George Hodos shows how these trials played a pivotal role in consolidating Soviet domination over the satellite countries during Stalin's lifetime. As an important addition to our understanding of these events and times, Show Trials is essential for historians of Eastern Europe and absorbing reading for anyone interested in world affairs.

Showing Remorse: Law and the Social Control of Emotion

Whether or not wrongdoers show remorse and how they show remorse are matters that attract great interest both in law and in popular culture. In capital trials in the United States, it can be a question of life or death whether a jury believes that a wrongdoer showed remorse. And in wrongdoings that capture the popular imagination, public attention focuses not only on the act but on whether the perpetrator feels remorse for what they did. But who decides when remorse should be shown or not shown and whether it is genuine or not genuine? In contrast to previous academic studies on the subject, the primary focus of this work is not on whether the wrongdoer meets these expectations over how and when remorse should be shown but on how the community reacts when these expectations are met or not met. Using examples drawn from Canada, the United States, and South Africa, the author demonstrates that the showing of remorse is a site of negotiation and contention between groups who differ about when it is to be expressed and how it is to be expressed. The book illustrates these points by looking at cases about which there was conflict over whether the wrongdoer should show remorse or whether the feelings that were shown were sincere. Building on the earlier analysis, the author shows that the process of deciding when and how remorse should be expressed contributes to the moral ordering of society as a whole. This book will be of interest to those in the fields of sociology, law, law and society, and criminology.

Showing Remorse: Law and the Social Control of Emotion (Law, Justice And Power Ser.)

Whether or not wrongdoers show remorse and how they show remorse are matters that attract great interest both in law and in popular culture. In capital trials in the United States, it can be a question of life or death whether a jury believes that a wrongdoer showed remorse. And in wrongdoings that capture the popular imagination, public attention focuses not only on the act but on whether the perpetrator feels remorse for what they did. But who decides when remorse should be shown or not shown and whether it is genuine or not genuine? In contrast to previous academic studies on the subject, the primary focus of this work is not on whether the wrongdoer meets these expectations over how and when remorse should be shown but on how the community reacts when these expectations are met or not met. Using examples drawn from Canada, the United States, and South Africa, the author demonstrates that the showing of remorse is a site of negotiation and contention between groups who differ about when it is to be expressed and how it is to be expressed. The book illustrates these points by looking at cases about which there was conflict over whether the wrongdoer should show remorse or whether the feelings that were shown were sincere. Building on the earlier analysis, the author shows that the process of deciding when and how remorse should be expressed contributes to the moral ordering of society as a whole. This book will be of interest to those in the fields of sociology, law, law and society, and criminology.

The Showman: The Inside Story Of The Invasion That Shook The World And Made A Leader Of Volodymyr Zelensky

‘This book offers a front row seat to history as it is being made’ ANNE APPLEBAUM 'This is the Zelensky book we’ve been waiting for’ CATHERINE BELTON 'An elegant account of the invasion’s first year as seen by those in the very eye of the storm' DAILY TELEGRAPH

Shrikes and Bush-shrikes: Including Wood-shrikes, Helmet-shrikes, Shrike Flycatchers, Philentomas, Batises and Wattle-eyes (Helm Identification Guides)

Covering the identification, biology and relationships of all true shrikes, bush-shrikes, helmet-shrikes, wood-shrikes, shrike flycatchers, philentomas, batises and wattle-eyes this book offers information on 114 species in 21 genera within the families Laniidae and Malaconotidae. For each genus, acoustic and visual signals are summarized and used to map similarities.The detailed species account for the bulk of the book, providing knowledge on field identification, plumage descriptions, geographical variation, moult, distribution, movements. general and foraging behaviour, food, sounds and breeding behaviour."

Shrink Rap: Three Psychiatrists Explain Their Work

Finally, a book that explains everything you ever wanted to know about psychiatry!In Shrink Rap, three psychiatrists from different specialties provide frank answers to questions such as:• What is psychotherapy, how does it work, and why don't all psychiatrists do it?• When are medications helpful?• What happens on a psychiatric unit?• Can Prozac make people suicidal?• Why do many doctors not like Xanax?• Why do we have an insanity defense?• Why do people confess to crimes they didn't commit?Based on the authors' hugely popular blog and podcast series, this book is for patients and everyone else who is curious about how psychiatrists work. Using compelling patient vignettes, Shrink Rap explains how psychiatrists think about and address the problems they encounter, from the mundane (how much to charge) to the controversial (involuntary hospitalization). The authors face the field's shortcomings head-on, revealing what other doctors may not admit about practicing psychiatry. Candid and humorous, Shrink Rap gives a closeup view of psychiatry, peering into technology, treatments, and the business of the field. If you've ever wondered how psychiatry really works, let the Shrink Rappers explain.

Shylock on Trial: The Appellate Briefs (Chicago Shorts)

William Shakespeare is inextricably linked with the law, his plays rich in its terms, settings, and thought processes. In Shylock on Trial: The Appellate Briefs, the Hon. Richard A. Posner and Charles Fried rule on Shakespeare’s classic drama The Merchant of Venice. Framed as a decision argued by two appellate judges of the period in a trial following Shylock’s sentencing by the Duke of Venice, these essays playfully walk the line between law and culture, dissecting the alleged legal inconsistencies of Shylock’s trial while engaging in an artful reading of the play itself. The resultant opinions shed fresh light on the relationship between literary and legal scholarship, demonstrating how Shakespeare’s thinking about legal concepts and legal practice points to a deep and sometimes vexed engagement with the law’s technical workings, its underlying premises, and its social effects.

Siblings and the Family Business: Making it Work for Business, the Family, and the Future (A Family Business Publication)

The family business becomes much more complex as it goes from the founder to next generations. As more family members work together several challenges become apparent and can threaten the business if not addressed. This book shows the family members how to confront the problems and how to create solutions.

Sicherheit von Medizingeräten: Recht - Risiko - Chancen

In diesem Buch werden die Rahmenbedingungen und Zusammenhänge der Entwicklung, Konformitätsbewertung und Überprüfung von Medizingeräten vermittelt. Es beschreibt, welche Hürden und Fallstricke ein Hersteller zu überwinden hat und welche Gestaltungsmöglichkeiten gegeben sind, um Medizingeräte auf den Europäischen Markt bringen zu können. Der Autor erläutert, welche Faktoren die Risikowahrnehmung bestimmen und welche Schutzziele einzuhalten sind, und er beschreibt, wie der Risikomanagementprozess mit Risikoanalyse, -bewertung, -beherrschung und -kontrolle umzusetzen ist, um die Sicherheit und Konformität von Medizingräten zu gewährleisten.Das Buch liegt nun in der 2. aktualisierten Auflage vor. Aspekte der medizinischen Software und des Qualitätsmanagements wurden stärker berücksichtigt und das neue Medizinprodukterecht mit Konformitätsbewertung und Marktzulassungserfordernissen behandelt.

Sicherheiten im Bauwesen nach Ansprüchen (Bau- und Architektenrecht nach Ansprüchen)

Der Bauvertrag ist ein Langzeitvertrag. Das Bedürfnis der am Bau Beteiligten nach Absicherung ihrer Ansprüche ist daher berechtigterweise groß. Dieses Praxisbuch wendet sich gleichermaßen an Auftraggeber und Auftragnehmer und beleuchtet das Recht gesetzlicher wie auch vertraglicher Sicherheiten umfassend, aber stets prägnant und praxisorientiert. Innerhalb der jeweiligen Sicherungsarten werden die Voraussetzungen aufgeführt, Probleme und Fallstricke beleuchtet und Rechtsfolgen aufgezeigt. Die Darstellung wird durch Übersichten ergänzt, aus denen sich die jeweiligen Anspruchsvoraussetzungen, Rechtsfolgen und Möglichkeiten der gerichtlichen Durchsetzung der Ansprüche überblicksartig ergeben.

Sicherheitsethik (Studien zur Inneren Sicherheit #16)

Sicherheitsethik ist ein neues Feld. Der vorliegende Band ist der erste, der sich mit diesen Fragen systematisch befasst. Die Notwendigkeit einer Sicherheitsethik entstand aus der Tatsache, dass ‚Sicherheit’ in den unterschiedlichsten gesellschaftlichen Bereichen zu einem Leitmotiv geworden ist. Dieses Leitmotiv nimmt im persönlichen wie auch dem gesellschaftlichen Leben mittlerweile die Form eines grundlegenden Werts an. Welche Folgen und Implikationen unterschiedliche Verständnisse von Sicherheit haben; wie das Zusammenspiel von Kontexten und Sicherheitsbegriffen gestaltet ist, wie Formen der politischen, gesellschaftlichen, persönlichen und technologischen Herstellung von Sicherheit zu verstehen und zu bewerten sind, welche Menschen in welcher Weise von welcher Form von Sicherheit profitieren, eingeschränkt oder sogar beschädigt werden – dies sind nur einige wenige Fragen im Kontext einer Sicherheitsethik.

Sicherheitsforschung: Chancen und Perspektiven (acatech DISKUTIERT)

Wissenschaft und Technik dienen dazu, das Grundbedürfnis nach Sicherheit zu befriedigen. Weil aber der Sicherheitsbegriff nicht einheitlich verwendet wird, sind Modelle und Lösungskonzepte zur Gewährleistung von Sicherheit sehr heterogen. Dies demonstrieren die Beiträge der Autoren. Sie gehen davon aus, dass die begriffliche Trennung zwischen Security und Safety bei der Entwicklung neuer Technologien überwunden werden muss. Der Band erscheint in der Reihe „acatech diskutiert" und ist ein erstes Diskussionsergebnis des Themennetzwerks „Sicherheit".

Sicherheitspolizeigesetz (SPG): samt den verfassungsgesetzlichen Grundlagen und den Gesetzesmaterialien sowie dem Polizeibefugnis-Entschädigungsgesetz 1988

Wenn eine Republik mehr als 60 Jahre geduldig der rechtsstaatlichen Regelung von Organisation, Aufgaben und Befugnissen der Sicherheitspo­ lizei zu harren hat, weil der Gesetzgeber - mehr den historischen Akziden­ zien unterworfen als dem rechtsstaatlich Gebotenen folgend - mal nicht willens, mal nicht fähig war, diesem unabweisbaren Erfordernis jedes ,Rechtsstaates Rechnung zu tragen, dann ist die schnelle Herausgabe des nun doch mit viel Mühe zustandegekommenen "Bundesgesetzes vom 3. Oktober 1991 über die Organisation der Sicherheitsverwaltung und die Ausübung der Sicherheitspolizei (Sicherheitspolizeigesetz - SPG)" eine schlichte Notwendigkeit. Und auch wenn das Gesetz erst am 1. Mai 1993 in Kraft treten wird (§ 94 Abs. 1), so wird doch nur eine gewisse Vorbereitung aller Rechtsunterworfenen schon weit vor diesem Termin es ermöglichen, dem komplizierten Aufbau und dem erst nach mehrmaliger Lektüre er­ schließbaren Inhalt des Gesetzes mit Verständnis zu begegnen. Darüber hinaus spricht vieles dafür, die im Sicherheitspolizeigesetz für das Ein­ schreiten der Sicherheitsorgane vorgegebenen Maßstäbe schon vor dem In­ krafttreten des Gesetzes in bis dahin anzubringenden Beschwerden und Rechtsmitteln zum Kriterium für die Erlaubtheit polizeilichen Handelns zu machen - die Polizei durch antizipative Rechtsausübung also schon vor der Zeit an die kommende Gesetzeslage zu gewöhnen und dabei auf den rechtsergänzenden und -präzisierenden Willen der unabhängigen Verwal­ tungsenate (UVS) und der Gerichtshöfe des öffentlichen Rechts (VwGH und VfGH) zu setzen.

Sicherung von Property Rights bei komplexer Leistungserstellung: Vergleichende Untersuchung von Wirtschaftsmediation und Claim Management (Fokus Dienstleistungsmarketing)

Sven Christoph Hallscheidt setzt sich mit der grundsätzlichen Frage auseinander, wie die Vertragsparteien in komplexen Transaktionen ihre Handlungs- und Verfügungsrechte (Property Rights) sichern können, und untersucht, inwieweit die in der Praxis eingesetzten Verfahren der Mediation und des Claim Management dazu geeignet sind und worin ihre Vor- und Nachteile liegen.

Sicherungsinfrastrukturen: Gestaltungsvorschläge für Technik, Organisation und Recht

Die wachsende Telekommunikation erfordert neue Sicherungsinfrastrukturen. Das Buch informiert interdisziplinär über Voraussetzungen und Gestaltung solcher Infrastrukturen.

Sicherungsübereignung oder Registerpfandrecht: Eine politologische Studie über den Kampf von Interessengruppen um die Reform des Kreditsicherungsrechts (Staat und Politik #11)

Sicht und Einsicht: Versuche zu einer operativen Erkenntnistheorie (Wissenschaftstheorie, Wissenschaft und Philosophie #21)

Sicilian Street Foods and Chemistry: The Palermo Case Study (SpringerBriefs in Molecular Science)

This book reviews the authenticity of certain Street Food specialties from the viewpoint of food chemists. At present, the food market clearly shows the predominance of fast-food operators in many Western countries. However, the concomitant presence of the traditional lifestyle model known as the Mediterranean Diet in Europe has also been increasingly adopted in many countries, in some cases with unforeseen effects such as offering Mediterranean-like foods for out-of-home consumption. This commercial strategy also includes the so-called Street Food, which is marketed as a variation on Mediterranean foods. One of the best known versions of Street Food products can be found in Sicily, Italy, and particularly in its largest city, Palermo. Because of certain authenticity issues, the Italian National Council of Research Chemists has issued four procedural guidelines for various Palermo specialties with the aim of attaining the traditional specialty guaranteed status in accordance with European Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012. The first chapter of the book provides a brief introduction to the general concept of Street Foods. The remaining four chapters describe four food specialties – Arancina, Sfincionello, Pane ca meusa, and Pane e panelle – typically produced in Palermo, with particular reference to their chemical composition, identification of raw materials from a chemical viewpoint, permissible cooking and preparation procedures (with chemical explanations), preservation, and storage. The book offers a unique guide to Street Food authenticity, and can also serve as a reference work for other traditional/historical products.