PART Ⅰ PERSPECTIVES OF INTERNATIONAL AND EUROPEAN LAW ON DIGNITY AND SELF-DETERMINATION AT THE END OF LIFE 3
Human Dignity: From Cornerstone in International Human Rights Law to Cornerstone in International Biolaw?&Angela Di Stasi 3
The Right to Informed Consent at the Convergence of International Biolaw and International Human Rights Law&Stefania Negri 23
Regulating Advance Directives at the Council of Europe&Roberto Andorno 73
La fin de la vie et le droit europeen&EsteUe Brosset 87
Assisted Suicide in the Jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights: A Matter of Life and Death&Panos Merkouris 107
A Private International Law Perspective: Conflict Rules in Advance Directives and Euthanasia Legislation&Mario J. A. Oyarzabal 127
PART Ⅱ ADVANCE DIRECTIVES, END-OF-LIFE DECISION-MAKING AND EUTHANASIA IN COMPARATIVE LEGAL PERSPECTIVE 143
Euthanasia Face of the Law in Latin America&Heloisa Helena Barboza 143
Legal Oversight of End-of-Life Treatment Decisions in United States Law&Carl H. Coleman 155
A Comparative Perspective on Australian End-of-Life Law&Thomas A. Faunce and Ruth Townsend 173
Les directives anticipees en France, un indice de consentement a effets limites&Brigitte Feuillet 195
The Legal and Ethical Dimensions of End-of-Life Decision-Making in Contemporary Ireland&Patrick Hanafin 209
The Limits of Autonomy: Law at the End of Life in England and Wales&Penney Lewis 221
Euthanasia in China: Some Issues in Harmonization&Alessia Magliacane 249
Les directives anticipees en droit suisse&Dominique Manai 271
Treatment Directives in the Netherlands: The Gap between Legal Regulation and Medical Practice&Sofia Moratti and Cristiano Vezzoni 287
Advance Directives in Spain&Jose Antonio Seoane 299
Advance Directives and Legality of Euthanasia under German Law&Jochen Taupitz and Amina Salkid 331
The Right to Die with Dignity: Socio-Legal Implications of the Right to a Dignified Life and Death in the Brazilian Experience&Sandra Regina Martini Vial 355
PART Ⅲ THE ONGOING DEBATE ON ADVANCE DIRECTIVES REGULATION IN ITALY 381
Exploring Self-Determination and Informed Consent in Advance Directives in Light of the Italian Legal System&Vitulia Ivone 381
Non-Negotiability of Ethical Values and Constitutional Democracy&Francesco Maneuso 411
Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide in the Italian Criminal Code and in the Draft Law on "Advance Treatment Directives"&Maria Elena Castaldo 419
The Interface between End-of-Life Care and Religious Rights: Legislation of a Christian or a Secular State?&Giuseppe D'Angelo 437
Annex: Italian Draft Bill on "Dispositions in Matter of Therapeutic Alliance, Informed Consent and Advance Treatment Directives" 455
Notes on Contributors 461
Index 471