David Price is Professor of Medical Law at De Montfort University, Leicester, UK. He is Chairperson of the EUROTOLD Project Management Group of the European Commission and a member of the World Health Organisation Task Force on Organ Transplantation.

'The limited space of this review is impossible to do justice to the full complexities of the arguments advanced in the Legal and Ethical Aspects of Organ Transplantation. Perhaps the most crucial thread, which underpins the text, is the emphasis upon the need for respect for individual autonomy and upon the cultural and community context within which such transplantation decisions are made. … Legal and Ethical Aspects of Organ Transplantation is an excellent book which will undoubtedly be one of the first ports of call for scholars in the area.' Medical Law Review

• Introduction; Part I. Introduction to Cadaveric Organ Transplantation: 1. Why and when is a potential donor a cadaver?; 2. Organ procurement systems; 3. Interests in the corpse; 4. Maintenance and preservation of the cadaver; 5. Treatment of potential donors prior to death; Part II. Introduction to Living Donor Organ Transplantation: 6. The rationale and limits of living donor organ transplantation; 7. Informed consent to living organ donation; 8. Contentious classes of donors; Part III. General Issues: 9. Commerce; 10. Recipients; Conclusion.

David Price is Professor of Medical Law at De Montfort University, Leicester, UK. He is Chairperson of the EUROTOLD Project Management Group of the European Commission and a member of the World Health Organisation Task Force on Organ Transplantation.

'The limited space of this review is impossible to do justice to the full complexities of the arguments advanced in the Legal and Ethical Aspects of Organ Transplantation. Perhaps the most crucial thread, which underpins the text, is the emphasis upon the need for respect for individual autonomy and upon the cultural and community context within which such transplantation decisions are made. … Legal and Ethical Aspects of Organ Transplantation is an excellent book which will undoubtedly be one of the first ports of call for scholars in the area.' Medical Law Review

• Introduction; Part I. Introduction to Cadaveric Organ Transplantation: 1. Why and when is a potential donor a cadaver?; 2. Organ procurement systems; 3. Interests in the corpse; 4. Maintenance and preservation of the cadaver; 5. Treatment of potential donors prior to death; Part II. Introduction to Living Donor Organ Transplantation: 6. The rationale and limits of living donor organ transplantation; 7. Informed consent to living organ donation; 8. Contentious classes of donors; Part III. General Issues: 9. Commerce; 10. Recipients; Conclusion.

David Price is Professor of Medical Law at De Montfort University, Leicester, UK. He is Chairperson of the EUROTOLD Project Management Group of the European Commission and a member of the World Health Organisation Task Force on Organ Transplantation.

'The limited space of this review is impossible to do justice to the full complexities of the arguments advanced in the Legal and Ethical Aspects of Organ Transplantation. Perhaps the most crucial thread, which underpins the text, is the emphasis upon the need for respect for individual autonomy and upon the cultural and community context within which such transplantation decisions are made. … Legal and Ethical Aspects of Organ Transplantation is an excellent book which will undoubtedly be one of the first ports of call for scholars in the area.' Medical Law Review

• Introduction; Part I. Introduction to Cadaveric Organ Transplantation: 1. Why and when is a potential donor a cadaver?; 2. Organ procurement systems; 3. Interests in the corpse; 4. Maintenance and preservation of the cadaver; 5. Treatment of potential donors prior to death; Part II. Introduction to Living Donor Organ Transplantation: 6. The rationale and limits of living donor organ transplantation; 7. Informed consent to living organ donation; 8. Contentious classes of donors; Part III. General Issues: 9. Commerce; 10. Recipients; Conclusion.