Perspectives of law and culture on the end-of-life legislations in France, Germany, India, Italy and United Kingdom

Prof. Dr. Stephanie Rohlfing-Dijoux; Prof. Dr. Uwe Hellmann

doi:10.5771/9783845296777

Summary

The interactions between law and culture in addressing the legal problems at the end of a life are currently being discussed in many countries. The discourse on this issue should be multidisciplinary, taking into account its legal, medical, ethical, philosophical and anthropological aspects. The concepts designed to manage the legal problems that occur when a life comes to an end are closely linked to the culture of each country. For this reason, countries with different cultural backgrounds have been selected for this comparative end-of-life study. In France, Germany and Italy, which have a continental legal system, the United Kingdom, which has a common law system, and India, the various religions and cultures exert an important influence on the modernisation of the legislation in this respect. The book deals with recent legislative changes and developments in the countries surveyed.With contributions bySoazick Kerneis, Guillaume Le Blanc, Jeanne Mesmin d’Estienne, Louis-Charles Viossat, Christophe Pacific, Volker Lipp, Christine Laquitaine, Philippe Poulain, Stephanie Rohlfing-Dijoux, Stefano Canestrari, Kartina A. Choong, Richard Law, Sabine Boussard, Prasannanshu Prasannanshu, Pierre Rosario Domingue, Arvin Halkhoree, Kerstin Peglow, Jörg Luther, Uwe Hellmann, Géraldine Demme, Sabir Kadel, Anja van Bernum, Marie Rossier, Victoria Roux, Charles Walleit, Berquis Bestvater

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Copyright year: 2019
ISBN-Print: 978-3-8487-5492-2
ISBN-Online: 978-3-8452-9677-7
Publisher: Nomos, Baden-Baden
Language: English
Pages: 311
Product type: Edited Book

Titelei/Inhaltsverzeichnis No access Pages 1 - 10
Soazick Kerneis
1. A. Life as a common good No access Soazick Kerneis
2. B. Ars moriendi No access Soazick Kerneis
3. Soazick Kerneis
  1. The end of life, a matter of power No access Soazick Kerneis
  2. The influence of Christianity No access Soazick Kerneis
  3. End of life, Customs and Legislation No access Soazick Kerneis
  4. Other voices No access Soazick Kerneis
4. IV. Death and care; the subjection of the patient No access Soazick Kerneis
5. Bibliography No access Soazick Kerneis
Guillaume Le Blanc
1. Bibliography No access Guillaume Le Blanc
Jeanne Mesmin d’Estienne
1. Jeanne Mesmin d’Estienne
  1. A. La bioéthique véhiculant deux éthiques contradictoires et ambivalentes No access Jeanne Mesmin d’Estienne
  2. B. Le contenu incertain des normes bioéthiques No access Jeanne Mesmin d’Estienne
2. Jeanne Mesmin d’Estienne
  1. A. L’impossible définition de la bonne mort No access Jeanne Mesmin d’Estienne
  2. B. L’ambiguïté des débats juridiques sur la fin de vie No access Jeanne Mesmin d’Estienne
Louis-Charles Viossat
1. Louis-Charles Viossat
  1. End-of-life in the French legislation No access Louis-Charles Viossat
  2. Four lessons No access Louis-Charles Viossat
  3. Four preconditions to a better implementation of the current legislation No access Louis-Charles Viossat
  4. Limited adjustments No access Louis-Charles Viossat
Christophe Pacific
1. Les vertus cardinales se nommaient Prudence, Justice, Courage et Tempérance. No access Christophe Pacific
2. Pour une posture éthique No access Christophe Pacific
3. La loi Léonetti-Claeys pose pour principe que chacun a le droit d’une fin de vie digne et accompagnée. No access Christophe Pacific
4. Thémis et ses filles les heures No access Christophe Pacific
5. Le droit d’avoir une fin de vie digne et accompagnée No access Christophe Pacific
6. Christophe Pacific
  1. relieve and do not harm No access Christophe Pacific
7. Avec et pour autrui dans des institutions justes No access Christophe Pacific
8. Christophe Pacific
  1. The force of the subject by the right to write advance directives and identify a person of trust No access Christophe Pacific
9. La nutrition et l’hydratation artificielles constituent des traitements qui peuvent être arrêtés » (nutrition and hydratation = treatment) No access Christophe Pacific
10. Autorisation de sédation profonde et continue jusqu’au décès No access Christophe Pacific
11. Pour en finir… No access Christophe Pacific
Comparative end-of-life legislation in Germany, France, Italy, Great Britain and India No access Pages 71 - 72
Volker Lipp
1. A. Introduction No access Volker Lipp
2. B. Legal basis for the treatment of seriously ill and dying persons No access Volker Lipp
3. C. Objective of treatment and medical indication No access Volker Lipp
4. D. The patient proxy No access Volker Lipp
5. E. Patient proxy and patient’s will No access Volker Lipp
6. F. Discretion of the patient proxy? No access Volker Lipp
Christine Laquitaine, Philippe Poulain
1. The legislation regarding the end of life in France has been marked from the beginning of the 21st century: No access Christine Laquitaine, Philippe Poulain
2. Mrs B No access Christine Laquitaine, Philippe Poulain
3. Mrs G No access Christine Laquitaine, Philippe Poulain
4. Mr C No access Christine Laquitaine, Philippe Poulain
Stephanie Rohlfing-Dijoux
1. Introduction No access Stephanie Rohlfing-Dijoux
2. Stephanie Rohlfing-Dijoux
  1. Discussion No access Stephanie Rohlfing-Dijoux
3. Stephanie Rohlfing-Dijoux
  1. Discussion No access Stephanie Rohlfing-Dijoux
4. Stephanie Rohlfing-Dijoux
  1. Stephanie Rohlfing-Dijoux
    1. Discussion No access Stephanie Rohlfing-Dijoux
  2. Stephanie Rohlfing-Dijoux
    1. Discussion No access Stephanie Rohlfing-Dijoux
5. Conclusion: No access Stephanie Rohlfing-Dijoux
“Una buona legge buona”: la l. n. 219 del 2017 e la relazione medico-paziente No access Pages 107 - 114 Stefano Canestrari
English translation of the paper of"A good good law": Law nr. 219 of 2017 and the doctor-patient relationship No access Pages 115 - 120 Stefano Canestrari
End-of-life studies in France, Great Britain, Italy and India No access Pages 121 - 122
Kartina A. Choong, Richard Law
1. A. Introduction No access Kartina A. Choong, Richard Law
2. B. A Declaration of Incompatibility No access Kartina A. Choong, Richard Law
3. C. Alternative Statutory Scheme No access Kartina A. Choong, Richard Law
4. D. Conclusion No access Kartina A. Choong, Richard Law
5. Bibliography No access Kartina A. Choong, Richard Law
Sabine Boussard
1. I. The ad hoc emergency procedure based on the “référé liberté” (L521-2 of the Administrative Courts Code) No access Sabine Boussard
2. II. Litigation surrounding the implementation of the medical decision No access Sabine Boussard
Prasannanshu Prasannanshu
1. Introduction No access Prasannanshu Prasannanshu
2. Non-violence, Suicide, Euthanasia and Sallekhana: No access Prasannanshu Prasannanshu
3. Euthanasia, Passive Euthanasia and Sallekhana: No access Prasannanshu Prasannanshu
4. Medical, Legal and Ethical Perspectives on Euthanasia: No access Prasannanshu Prasannanshu
5. History of Jainism and Sallekhana: No access Prasannanshu Prasannanshu
6. Definitions and Linguistic Descriptions of Sallekhana No access Prasannanshu Prasannanshu
7. Religio-Cultural Perspectives No access Prasannanshu Prasannanshu
8. Discussion No access Prasannanshu Prasannanshu
9. Cultural Background No access Prasannanshu Prasannanshu
10. Philosophical Explorations No access Prasannanshu Prasannanshu
11. Conclusion No access Prasannanshu Prasannanshu
12. References No access Prasannanshu Prasannanshu
Pierre Rosario Domingue
1. (I) Introductory Remarks No access Pierre Rosario Domingue
2. Pierre Rosario Domingue
  1. (a) Religious Attitudes No access Pierre Rosario Domingue
  2. (b) Philosophical Views No access Pierre Rosario Domingue
3. Pierre Rosario Domingue
  1. (a) ICPR No access Pierre Rosario Domingue
  2. (b) ECHR No access Pierre Rosario Domingue
4. Pierre Rosario Domingue
  1. Belgium No access Pierre Rosario Domingue
  2. Canada No access Pierre Rosario Domingue
  3. India No access Pierre Rosario Domingue
  4. Netherlands No access Pierre Rosario Domingue
  5. Switzerland No access Pierre Rosario Domingue
5. Pierre Rosario Domingue
  1. (a) Law Reform Commission of Canada Working Paper No. 28 “Euthanasia, Aiding Suicide and Cessation of Treatment” [1982] No access Pierre Rosario Domingue
  2. (b) South African Law Reform Commission Report on “Euthanasia and the Artificial Preservation of Life” [Nov 1998] No access Pierre Rosario Domingue
6. Pierre Rosario Domingue
  1. (a) Objectives of Reform No access Pierre Rosario Domingue
  2. (b) Imperatives of Reform No access Pierre Rosario Domingue
  3. Pierre Rosario Domingue
    1. Human dignity as justification for assisted death No access Pierre Rosario Domingue
    2. Special protection for the incompetent No access Pierre Rosario Domingue
7. (VII) Concluding Observations No access Pierre Rosario Domingue
8. Bibliography No access Pierre Rosario Domingue
Should the right to life include the right not to life? A multi-jurisdictional case-law analysis No access Pages 179 - 186 Arvin Halkhoree
Kerstin Peglow
1. I. Introduction No access Kerstin Peglow
2. II. Principles of the treatment contract No access Kerstin Peglow
3. III. The patient’s advance directive No access Kerstin Peglow
4. IV. The Hospice and Palliative Care Act No access Kerstin Peglow
5. V. Concluding summary No access Kerstin Peglow
6. Bibliography No access Kerstin Peglow
Jörg Luther
1. 1. How constitutions deal with the power over life and death No access Jörg Luther
2. 2. How judges get more and more involved in life-end questions: comparative background No access Jörg Luther
3. 3. A judge claims a right to conscientious objection against the abortion of a minor (1987) No access Jörg Luther
4. 4. Judges allows physicians to withdraw fluids and feeding in vegetative coma (Englaro 2009) No access Jörg Luther
5. 5. A judge challenges the law in order to increase judicial power over guardians (X 2017) No access Jörg Luther
6. 6. The constitutional judge “allows” a reform of the crime of assisted suicide (Cappato 2018) No access Jörg Luther
7. 7. Final observations No access Jörg Luther
Criminal liability for accompanying death No access Pages 215 - 216
Uwe Hellmann
1. I. Legal basis No access Uwe Hellmann
2. II. Participating in the suicide of another No access Uwe Hellmann
3. Uwe Hellmann
  1. 1. Terminal care by a doctor for a patient with serious injuries No access Uwe Hellmann
  2. 2. Allowing another to commit suicide No access Uwe Hellmann
4. IV. Stopping the treatment of a terminally ill patient No access Uwe Hellmann
5. V. Conclusion No access Uwe Hellmann
Businesslike Assisted Dying – a Legal Comparison No access Pages 229 - 238 Géraldine Demme
Sabir Kadel
1. Introduction No access Sabir Kadel
2. Sabir Kadel
  1. (A) The victim’s consent is not a justifying fact No access Sabir Kadel
  2. (B) Consent as a justifying fact No access Sabir Kadel
  3. (C) Consent and voluntary death No access Sabir Kadel
3. Sabir Kadel
  1. (A) Harm to the person who is the object of euthanasia No access Sabir Kadel
  2. (B) Societal Harm No access Sabir Kadel
  3. (C) Attack on Human Dignity No access Sabir Kadel
4. Conclusion No access Sabir Kadel
5. Bibliography No access Sabir Kadel
Anja van Bernum
1. Anja van Bernum
  1. I. Fallacy number 1: “Brain-dead people aren’t really dead.” No access Anja van Bernum
  2. II. Fallacy number 2: “Brain death cannot be reliably determined.” No access Anja van Bernum
  3. III. Fallacy number 3: “Being brain dead means you will be disembowelled / buried alive.” No access Anja van Bernum
  4. IV. Fallacy number 4: “Brain death was created for the purposes of organ transplants.” No access Anja van Bernum
  5. V. Fallacy number 5: “Brain death is a new, different definition of death.” No access Anja van Bernum
  6. VI. Alternative concepts No access Anja van Bernum
  7. VII. Conclusion No access Anja van Bernum
2. Bibliography No access Anja van Bernum
Qualification of suicide and assistance in German law No access Pages 261 - 272 Marie Rossier
Specific questions of civil and public law on the end of life No access Pages 273 - 274
Victoria Roux
1. Introduction No access Victoria Roux
2. Victoria Roux
  1. I. France No access Victoria Roux
  2. Victoria Roux
    1. 1. Acceptance and will of the patient No access Victoria Roux
    2. 2. The will of the parents No access Victoria Roux
3. Victoria Roux
  1. Victoria Roux
    1. Victoria Roux
      1. a. History and accepted interventions No access Victoria Roux
      2. b. Non-verbal expression of the will of the patient No access Victoria Roux
    2. Victoria Roux
      1. II. Jehovah’s Witnesses in France No access Victoria Roux
      2. III. Jehovah’s Witnesses in Italy No access Victoria Roux
4. C. Conclusion No access Victoria Roux
Charles Walleit
1. Introduction No access Charles Walleit
2. Charles Walleit
  1. I. The participation of the vulnerable person concerned by a decision No access Charles Walleit
  2. II. The systematic research of the protected person’s will in medical affairs No access Charles Walleit
3. Charles Walleit
  1. I. Appointment of a person of confidence No access Charles Walleit
  2. II. Advance directives/patient decree No access Charles Walleit
4. Conclusion No access Charles Walleit
Berquis Bestvater
1. Introduction No access Berquis Bestvater
2. I. The constitutionality and desirabilty of section 309, ipc No access Berquis Bestvater
3. Berquis Bestvater
  1. A) Historical background No access Berquis Bestvater
  2. B) As you can understand there are two Hindu views on euthanasia: No access Berquis Bestvater
4. Berquis Bestvater
  1. A) The act of suicide under law No access Berquis Bestvater
  2. B) New jurisprudence for passive euthanasia due to the ARUNA CASE No access Berquis Bestvater
5. Berquis Bestvater
  1. Law commission of India and its recommendation No access Berquis Bestvater