This paper traces the impact of the principle of informed consent on Canadian legal
developments in the area of advance directives, medical assistance in dying (MAID), and …

Katrine Del Villar, Ben P. White, Lindy Willmott, Jocelyn Downie, Christopher Stackpoole*
Page 1 MCGILL JOURNAL OF LAW AND HEALTH ~ REVUE DE DROIT ET SANTE DE …

The legal concept of" informed consent" to medical treatment is often confusing to students
and lawyers alike. This is in part because there is no single legal concept of informed …

Without discretionary latitude, the physician cannot... fulfill her obligation to use her
knowledge for the patient best interests. Without constraints on discretionary latitude, the …

The possibility of autonomous-machine-caused harm generates doctrinal and theoretical
challenges for assigning tort liability. With emergent capabilities, autonomous machines …

Jocelyn Downie* And Miles to Go Before I Sleep: The Future of End-of-Life Law and Policy in
Canada Page 1 Jocelyn Downie* And Miles to Go Before I Sleep: The Future of End-of-Life …

The opinions expressed in Appeal are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent
those of the Editors or the University of Victoria Faculty of Law. Appeal is a refereed review …

[Tlhe guiding principle for medical decision-making is not life in itself as an absolute value,
but the patient's overall welfare. In most instances, this welfare imposes the maintenance of …

En invalidant, sous certaines conditions bien pr~ cises, les dispositions du Code criminel qui
prohibaient l'aide m~ dicale d mourir, l'arr~ t Carter de la Cour supreme du Canada a …

It is difficult to conceive of a more legally and ethically challenging circumstance than a
dispute between family members and a health care team regarding the withdrawal or …