Prosecutorial guidelines for voluntary euthanasia and assisted suicide : autonomy, public confidence and high quality decision-making
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2012
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This article proposes offence-specific guidelines for how prosecutorial discretion should be exercised in cases of voluntary euthanasia and assisted suicide. Similar guidelines have been produced in England and Wales but we consider them to be deficient in a number of respects, including that they lack a set of coherent guiding principles. In light of these concerns, we outline an approach to constructing alternative guidelines that begins with identifying three guiding principles that we argue are appropriate for this purpose: respect for autonomy, the need for high quality prosecutorial decision-making and the importance of public confidence in that decision-making. |
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Melbourne University Law Review Association Inc |
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http://eprints.qut.edu.au/57059/2/Prosecutorial_guidelines_for_VE_and_AS_-_published_by_MULR.pdf http://www.mulr.com.au/issues/36_2/36_2_9.pdf White, Benjamin P. & Downie, Jocelyn (2012) Prosecutorial guidelines for voluntary euthanasia and assisted suicide : autonomy, public confidence and high quality decision-making. Melbourne University Law Review, 36, pp. 656-705. |
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Copyright 2012 Melbourne University Law Review Association Inc |
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Faculty of Law; Australian Centre for Health Law Research; School of Law |
Palavras-Chave | #180110 Criminal Law and Procedure #180119 Law and Society #Voluntary euthanasia #Assisted suicide #Prosecutorial discretion #Criminal prosecution #End of life decision making |
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Journal Article |