? Credit Points : 40  ? SCQF Level : 10  ? Acronym : LAW-3-PL0008

Legal and ethical problems of medical practice; Consent to and refusal of medical treatment; Compensation and medical product liability; reproductive medicine including genetic manipulation; medical confidentiality; public and mental health issues; death and dying; transplantation of organs; experimentation, research and development of new medical techniques.

Face-to-face classes will take place in weekly two-hour seminars in Old College. Virtual classes will be conducted online via the teaching platform. Students can contribute to discussions and debates at any point in the week while that week's teaching session is being moderated by staff. The time commitment for online contributions should similarly be around 2 hours [this does not include time for preparation]

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Home subject area

Law, (School of Law, Schedule F)

? Normal year taken : 3rd year

? Delivery Period : Full Year (Blocks 1-4)

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) per week for 19 weeks

First Class Information

Date Start End Room Area Additional Information 22/09/2008 14:00 15:50 Seminar Room L05, Old College Central

All of the following classes

Type Day Start End Area Lecture Monday 14:00 15:50 Central

As in Course Guide

As in Course Guide

Exam times

Diet Diet Month Paper Code Paper Name Length 1ST May 1 - 3 hour(s)

The Course Secretary should be the first point of contact for all enquiries.

Course Secretary

Ms Krystal Hanley
Tel : (0131 6)50 8389
Email : Krystal.Hanley@ed.ac.uk

Course Organiser

Dr Graeme Laurie
Tel : (0131 6)50 2020
Email : Graeme.Laurie@ed.ac.uk

School Website : http://www.law.ed.ac.uk/

College Website : http://www.hss.ed.ac.uk/