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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Edition: 1/2019
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
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1. A. Life as a common good No access
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2. B. Ars moriendi No access
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  1. The end of life, a matter of power No access
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  2. The influence of Christianity No access
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  3. End of life, Customs and Legislation No access
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  4. Other voices No access
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4. IV. Death and care; the subjection of the patient No access
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5. Bibliography No access
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1. Bibliography No access
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  1. A. La bioéthique véhiculant deux éthiques contradictoires et ambivalentes No access
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  2. B. Le contenu incertain des normes bioéthiques No access
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  1. A. L’impossible définition de la bonne mort No access
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  2. B. L’ambiguïté des débats juridiques sur la fin de vie No access
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  1. End-of-life in the French legislation No access
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  2. Four lessons No access
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  3. Four preconditions to a better implementation of the current legislation No access
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  4. Limited adjustments No access
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1. Les vertus cardinales se nommaient Prudence, Justice, Courage et Tempérance. No access
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2. Pour une posture éthique No access
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3. La loi Léonetti-Claeys pose pour principe que chacun a le droit d’une fin de vie digne et accompagnée. No access
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4. Thémis et ses filles les heures No access
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5. Le droit d’avoir une fin de vie digne et accompagnée No access
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  1. relieve and do not harm No access
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7. Avec et pour autrui dans des institutions justes No access
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  1. The force of the subject by the right to write advance directives and identify a person of trust No access
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9. La nutrition et l’hydratation artificielles constituent des traitements qui peuvent être arrêtés » (nutrition and hydratation = treatment) No access
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10. Autorisation de sédation profonde et continue jusqu’au décès No access
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11. Pour en finir… No access
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Comparative end-of-life legislation in Germany, France, Italy, Great Britain and India No access Pages 71 - 72
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1. A. Introduction No access
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2. B. Legal basis for the treatment of seriously ill and dying persons No access
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3. C. Objective of treatment and medical indication No access
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4. D. The patient proxy No access
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5. E. Patient proxy and patient’s will No access
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6. F. Discretion of the patient proxy? No access
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1. The legislation regarding the end of life in France has been marked from the beginning of the 21st century: No access
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2. Mrs B No access
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3. Mrs G No access
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4. Mr C No access
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“Una buona legge buona”: la l. n. 219 del 2017 e la relazione medico-paziente No access Pages 107 - 114
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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
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End-of-life studies in France, Great Britain, Italy and India No access Pages 121 - 122
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1. A. Introduction No access
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2. B. A Declaration of Incompatibility No access
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3. C. Alternative Statutory Scheme No access
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4. D. Conclusion No access
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5. Bibliography No access
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1. I. The ad hoc emergency procedure based on the “référé liberté” (L521-2 of the Administrative Courts Code) No access
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2. II. Litigation surrounding the implementation of the medical decision No access
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1. Introduction No access
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2. Non-violence, Suicide, Euthanasia and Sallekhana: No access
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3. Euthanasia, Passive Euthanasia and Sallekhana: No access
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4. Medical, Legal and Ethical Perspectives on Euthanasia: No access
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5. History of Jainism and Sallekhana: No access
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6. Definitions and Linguistic Descriptions of Sallekhana No access
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7. Religio-Cultural Perspectives No access
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8. Discussion No access
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9. Cultural Background No access
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10. Philosophical Explorations No access
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11. Conclusion No access
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12. References No access
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1. (I) Introductory Remarks No access
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  1. (a) Religious Attitudes No access
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  2. (b) Philosophical Views No access
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  1. (a) ICPR No access
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  2. (b) ECHR No access
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  1. Belgium No access
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  2. Canada No access
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  3. India No access
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  4. Netherlands No access
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  5. Switzerland No access
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  1. (a) Law Reform Commission of Canada Working Paper No. 28 “Euthanasia, Aiding Suicide and Cessation of Treatment” [1982] No access
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  2. (b) South African Law Reform Commission Report on “Euthanasia and the Artificial Preservation of Life” [Nov 1998] No access
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  1. (a) Objectives of Reform No access
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  2. (b) Imperatives of Reform No access
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    1. Human dignity as justification for assisted death No access
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    2. Special protection for the incompetent No access
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7. (VII) Concluding Observations No access
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8. Bibliography No access
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Should the right to life include the right not to life? A multi-jurisdictional case-law analysis No access Pages 179 - 186
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1. I. Introduction No access
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2. II. Principles of the treatment contract No access
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3. III. The patient’s advance directive No access
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4. IV. The Hospice and Palliative Care Act No access
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5. V. Concluding summary No access
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6. Bibliography No access
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1. 1. How constitutions deal with the power over life and death No access
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2. 2. How judges get more and more involved in life-end questions: comparative background No access
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3. 3. A judge claims a right to conscientious objection against the abortion of a minor (1987) No access
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4. 4. Judges allows physicians to withdraw fluids and feeding in vegetative coma (Englaro 2009) No access
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5. 5. A judge challenges the law in order to increase judicial power over guardians (X 2017) No access
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6. 6. The constitutional judge “allows” a reform of the crime of assisted suicide (Cappato 2018) No access
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7. 7. Final observations No access
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Criminal liability for accompanying death No access Pages 215 - 216
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1. I. Legal basis No access
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2. II. Participating in the suicide of another No access
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  1. 1. Terminal care by a doctor for a patient with serious injuries No access
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  2. 2. Allowing another to commit suicide No access
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4. IV. Stopping the treatment of a terminally ill patient No access
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5. V. Conclusion No access
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Businesslike Assisted Dying – a Legal Comparison No access Pages 229 - 238
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1. Introduction No access
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  1. (A) The victim’s consent is not a justifying fact No access
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  2. (B) Consent as a justifying fact No access
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  3. (C) Consent and voluntary death No access
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  1. (A) Harm to the person who is the object of euthanasia No access
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  2. (B) Societal Harm No access
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  3. (C) Attack on Human Dignity No access
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4. Conclusion No access
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5. Bibliography No access
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  1. I. Fallacy number 1: “Brain-dead people aren’t really dead.” No access
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  2. II. Fallacy number 2: “Brain death cannot be reliably determined.” No access
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  3. III. Fallacy number 3: “Being brain dead means you will be disembowelled / buried alive.” No access
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  4. IV. Fallacy number 4: “Brain death was created for the purposes of organ transplants.” No access
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  5. V. Fallacy number 5: “Brain death is a new, different definition of death.” No access
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  6. VI. Alternative concepts No access
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  7. VII. Conclusion No access
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Qualification of suicide and assistance in German law No access Pages 261 - 272
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Specific questions of civil and public law on the end of life No access Pages 273 - 274
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1. Introduction No access
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  1. I. France No access
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    1. 1. Acceptance and will of the patient No access
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    2. 2. The will of the parents No access
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      1. a. History and accepted interventions No access
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      2. b. Non-verbal expression of the will of the patient No access
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      1. II. Jehovah’s Witnesses in France No access
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      2. III. Jehovah’s Witnesses in Italy No access
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4. C. Conclusion No access
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1. Introduction No access
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  1. I. The participation of the vulnerable person concerned by a decision No access
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  2. II. The systematic research of the protected person’s will in medical affairs No access
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  1. I. Appointment of a person of confidence No access
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  2. II. Advance directives/patient decree No access
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4. Conclusion No access
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1. Introduction No access
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2. I. The constitutionality and desirabilty of section 309, ipc No access
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  1. A) Historical background No access
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  2. B) As you can understand there are two Hindu views on euthanasia: No access
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  1. A) The act of suicide under law No access
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  2. B) New jurisprudence for passive euthanasia due to the ARUNA CASE No access
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  1. Law commission of India and its recommendation No access
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