The Right to Life and the Value of Life: Orientations in Law, Politics and Ethics

by Jon Yorke

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138251119
• ISBN13: 9781138251113
• Release Date: September 2016
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 464 Pages
• Weight: 1.43 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.2"