"Thou shalt not kill; but needst not strive officiously to keep alive": further clarification of the law regarding mercy killing, euthanasia and assisted suicide (Case Comment)

Adam Jackson

doi:10.1350/1740-5580-77.6.468

"Thou shalt not kill; but needst not strive officiously to keep alive": further clarification of the law regarding mercy killing, euthanasia and assisted suicide (Case Comment)

Adam Jackson

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Subject: Criminal law. Other related subjects: Health. Human rights Legislation: European Convention on Human Rights 1950 art.8 Case: R. (on the application of Nicklinson) v Ministry of Justice [2013] EWCA Civ 961; [2014] 2 All E.R. 32 (CA (Civ Div))

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	468-475
Journal	The Journal of Criminal Law
Volume	77
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1350/1740-5580-77.6.468
Publication status	Published - Nov 2013

Keywords

Assisted suicide
Defences
Euthanasia
Murder
Necessity
Right to respect for private and family life

UN SDGs

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"Thou shalt not kill; but needst not strive officiously to keep alive": further clarification of the law regarding mercy killing, euthanasia and assisted suicide (Case Comment)

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Keywords

UN SDGs

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