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Product Identifiers

PublisherSpringer International Publishing A&G

ISBN-103031038207

ISBN-139783031038204

eBay Product ID (ePID)5060634677

Product Key Features

Number of PagesXx, 146 Pages

Publication NameEthical, Legal and Social Issues of Pandemics : an Analysis from the Eu Perspective

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2023

SubjectEthics, Medical Law & Legislation, Health Policy

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaLaw, Medical

AuthorIñigo De Miguel Beriain

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Weight9.4 Oz

Item Length9.3 in

Item Width6.1 in

Additional Product Features

Dewey Edition23

TitleLeadingThe

Number of Volumes1 vol.

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal344.2404369

Table Of Content1.Confinement, isolation and tracking.- 2.Immunity Certificates: The New Frontier.- 3.Vaccines (I). Creation and distribution.- 4.Vaccination (II). Vaccination policies.- 5.Triage: when the tsunami hits.

SynopsisThis book proposes an ethical and legal framework to improve the responses to social issues related not only to the current SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, but also to future pandemics. Its contents cover the issues that are likely to be most controversial in any public health crisis. It starts by discussing non-pharmacological measures, such as the appropriateness of confinement, how to control compliance with public health measures and the ethical, legal and social acceptability of health certificates. Then it turns to issues related to the production, distribution and administration of vaccines, with a particular focus on the design and implementation of vaccination policies. Finally, it analyses the most appropriate criteria to develop a triage, when the situation brings us to this terrible scenario. The analyses presented in this book are based on the ethical and legal frameworks, as well as the social context, of the European Union, and aims to address the main dilemmas faced byany liberal democracy dealing with a pandemic: how to reconcile the defense against a public health crisis together with a respect for fundamental rights and freedoms. The European legal systems have developed a number of conceptual tools designed to ensure that there is no room for arbitrariness in the restrictions introduced by the political power in emergency situations, and this book builds upon these tools. The Ethical, Legal and Social Issues of Pandemics: An Analysis from the EU Perspective is a predominantly practice-oriented book, which will help policy makers to adopt policies that effectively combine public health needs with individual rights and freedoms. It will also help health care givers to understand better the ethical and legal issues involved in their work and citizens, in general, to participate in public decision making in an informed manner. Finally, it will help to design tools that faithfully comply with existing fundamental rights standards.

LC Classification NumberRA1-418.5