Publisher's Synopsis
This textbook sets out the subject of forensic medicine in concise, lucid and highly readable terms. Its intention is to give those both with and without previous medical experience a better understanding of the reasoning behind medical opinions given in civil and criminal cases. For this second edition, the chapters covering comparative medico-legal systems, transplantation, industrial injury, marriage and pregnancy, and poisons law have been extensively rewritten. Current problems in medical jurisprudence, including brain-stem death, surrogate motherhood, euthanasia, the Mental Health (Amendment) Act, negligence and informed consent, are either introduced for the first time or discussed in greater detail. Tables of statutes and cases have been added.
