"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. It presents a much-needed examination of key issues in a broad practical and theoretical context, and hol…
The Law and Ethics of Medicine: Essays on the Inviolability of Human Life explains the principle of the inviolability of human life and its continuing relevance to English law governing aspects of medical practice at the beginning and end of life. The book shows that the princip…
Dans le droit archaïque romain, Homo sacer est un homme qu'on peut tuer sans commettre d'homicide, mais qu'on ne peut pas mettre à mort dans les formes rituelles. Cest cette vie insacrifiable et pourtant absolument exposée à la mort qui donne ici la clef d'une relecture de notre…
An account of Strasbourg case law and its underlying process. It explores the Convention's influence on the legal development of the contracting states. It sets out and analyzes each Convention article that constitutes the substantive guarantee, and examines the system of suspen…
"In its case law on the use of lethal force the European Court of Human Rights declares a fundamental connection between the right to life in Article 2 of the European Convention on Human Rights and democratic society. This book discusses how that connection can be understood by…
