The Right to Life and the Value of Life: Orientations in Law, Politics and Ethics (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780754677611)

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.

Author: Jon Yorke
ISBN-10: 0754677613
ISBN-13: 9780754677611
Publisher: Routledge
Language: English
Published: 07/28/2010
Pages: 464
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.82lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 1.00d

Review Citation(s):
Reference and Research Bk News 11/01/2010 pg. 196