Self-Determination, Dignity and End-of-Life Care

Stefania Negri, Ph.D., Associate Professor of International Law and of International Human Rights Law at the Faculty of Law of the University of Salerno, is the founder and director of the “Observatory on Human Rights: Bioethics, Health, Environment”, a network of academic experts promoting international cooperation in teaching and research. She has published extensively on international human rights law, international health law and international procedural law.

"The collection draws together a wealth of crossjurisdictional information on the traditional debates relating to end-of-life issues and the comparatively recent question of advance directives and their regulation." - Mandeep Dyal, Birmingham Law School, Cornwall Street Chambers, Birmingham, in: Medical Law Review (Advance Access, published July 10, 2012) [DOI: 10.1093/medlaw/fws020]

• Foreword, Roberto AndornoEditor’s Preface, Stefania NegriI. PERSPECTIVES OF INTERNATIONAL AND EUROPEAN LAW ON DIGNITY AND SELF-DETERMINATION AT THE END OF LIFEHuman Dignity: From Cornerstone in International Human Rights Law to Cornerstone in International Biolaw?, Angela Di StasiThe Right to Informed Consent at the Convergence of International Biolaw and International Human Rights Law, Stefania NegriRegulating Advance Directives at the Council of Europe, Roberto AndornoLa fin de la vie et le droit européen, Estelle BrossetAssisted Suicide in the Jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights: A Matter of Life and Death, Panos MerkourisA Private International Law Perspective: Conflict Rules in Advance Directives and Euthanasia Legislation, Mario J. A. OyarzabalII. ADVANCE DIRECTIVES, END-OF-LIFE DECISION-MAKING AND EUTHANASIA IN COMPARATIVE LEGAL PERSPECTIVEEuthanasia Face of the Law in Latin America, Heloisa Helena BarbozaLegal Oversight of End-of-Life Treatment Decisions in United States Law, Carl H. ColemanA Comparative Perspective on Australian End-of-Life Law, Thomas A. Faunce and Ruth TownsendLes directives anticipées en France, un indice de consentement a effets limités, Brigitte FeuilletThe Legal and Ethical Dimensions of End-of-Life Decision-Making in Contemporary Ireland, Patrick HanafijinThe Limits of Autonomy: Law at the End of Life in England and Wales, Penney LewisEuthanasia in China: Some Issues in Harmonization, Alessia MagliacaneLes directives anticipees en droit suisse, Dominique ManaiTreatment Directives in the Netherlands: The Gap between Legal Regulation and Medical Practice, Sofijia Moratti and Cristiano VezzoniAdvance Directives in Spain, Jose Antonio SeoaneAdvance Directives and Legality of Euthanasia under German Law, Jochen Taupitz and Amina SalkićThe Right to Die with Dignity: Socio-Legal Implications of the Right to a Dignifijied Life and Death in the Brazilian Experience, Sandra Regina Martini VialIII. THE ONGOING DEBATE ON ADVANCE DIRECTIVES REGULATION IN ITALYExploring Self-Determination and Informed Consent in Advance Directives in Light of the Italian Legal System, Vitulia IvoneNon-Negotiability of Ethical Values and Constitutional Democracy, Francesco MancusoEuthanasia and Assisted Suicide in the Italian Criminal Code and in the Draft Law on “Advance Treatment Directives, Maria Elena CastaldoThe Interface between End-of-Life Care and Religious Rights: Legislation of a Christian or a Secular State?, Giuseppe D’AngeloAnnex:Italian Draft Bill on “Dispositions in Matter of Therapeutic Alliance, Informed Consent and Advance Treatment Directives”Notes on ContributorsIndex