Ethics Practice

Literature Review on Law and Ethics: Theory and Practice

In the Encyclopedia of Public Administration and Public Policy, [1] John A. Rohr offers the following summary about the topic of Law and Ethics: Theory and Practice: This entry has two major sections: 1) theory; and 2) practice. The second section is subdivided into: a) law as command; b) law as empowerment; and c) comparative law.

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Notes and References

1. Entry about Law and Ethics: Theory and Practice in the Encyclopedia of Public Administration and Public Policy (2015, Routledge, Oxford, United Kingdom)

See Also

Eugenics; Human Genome Project; Medical Marijuana; Reproductive Technology; Stem Cell Research; Abortion; Euthanasia and Physician-Assisted Suicide

Further Reading

• Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Governance (2018, Springer International Publishing, Germany)

Beauchamp, Tom L., and James F. Childress, Principles of Biomedical Ethics, 5th ed. Oxford University Press New York, 2001.
Brody, Howard, The Future of Bioethics. Oxford University Press New York, 2010.
Clarke, Adele E., et al., “Biomedicalization: Technoscientific Transformations of Health, Illness, and U.S. Biomedicine.” American Sociological Review 68 (April 2003): 161-194.
Daniels, N., et al., From Chance to Choice: Genes and Social Justice. Cambridge University Press Cambridge, UK, 2000.
Devettere, Raymond J., Practical Decision Making in Health Care Ethics, 3d ed. Georgetown University Press Washington, DC, 2010.
Illingworth, Patricia, Ethical Health Care. Pearson/Prentice Hall Upper Saddle River, NJ, 2006.
Imber, Jonathan B., Trusting Doctors: The Decline of Moral Authority in American Medicine. Princeton University Press Princeton, NJ, 2008.
Melia, Kath M., Health Care Ethics: Lessons from Intensive Care. Sage Thousand Oaks, CA, 2004.