Medical Law

Jonathan Herring received a BA in Jurisprudence and BCL at Oxford. He is also a qualified (non-practising) solicitor. He has been a Fellow in Law and Director of Studies at New Hall, Cambridge and a Lecturer in Law at Christ Church, Oxford. He is presently a Fellow at Exeter College where he has been since 1999. He is the author of a number of leading textbooks on criminal law, family law, and medical law including Medical Law and Ethics: Text, Cases and Materials on Criminal law, published by Oxford University Press and Family Law (Law Express), published by Pearson.

• 1. Key legal and ethics principles ; 2. Rationing and delivery of health care ; 3. Clincial negligence ; 4. Consent ; 5. Confidentiality ; 6. Regulation of abortion and pregnancy ; 7. Reproduction ; 8. The medical use of body parts ; 9. Ending life ; 10. Mental health ; 11. Medical research

'I have long been a fan of the core text series and have used most of the texts at some point during my teaching. I think they are very well organised and provide a pithy overview of key issues in any course. This would be a useful addition to the series'