Essential forensic medicine / edited by Peter Vanezis.
"Provides an invaluable distillation of key topics in forensic medicine for undergraduate, masters, and postgraduate students This concise, accessible, and authoritative guide covers the broad area of the forensic medical sciences, delivering core knowledge in the biomedical sciences, and the l...
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| Language: | English |
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Hoboken, NJ :
Wiley,
2020.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
| Series: | Essentials of forensic science (2016)
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Table of Contents:
- Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Contributors; Series Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1 The Legal System, Courts, and Witnesses; 1.1 Introduction; 1.1.1 Common law; 1.1.2 Civil law (Roman law); 1.2 British courts; 1.3 The Supreme court of the United Kingdom; 1.4 English and welsh courts; 1.4.1 Court of appeal; 1.4.2 High court; 1.4.3 County courts; 1.4.4 Crown court; 1.4.5 Magistrates' courts; 1.4.6 Tribunals; 1.5 Scottish courts; 1.5.1 The court of session; 1.5.2 The high court of justiciary; 1.5.3 The sheriff court; 1.5.4 Justice of the peace courts.
- 1.6 Northern ireland courts1.7 Other courts; 1.7.1 The court of justice of the european union; 1.7.2 The european court of Human Rights; 1.7.3 Court martial (military court); 1.7.4 International courts; 1.7.5 Coroner courts; 1.8 Types of witnesses and evidence; 1.8.1 Ordinary witness; 1.8.2 Professional witness versus the expert witness; 1.8.3 Expert evidence; 1.8.4 Common knowledge rule; 1.8.5 Basis rule; 1.8.6 Ultimate issue rule; References; Chapter 2 Investigation of the Deceased and Their Lawful Disposal; 2.1 Introduction.
- 2.2 Certification of details of death by the Registrar of births and deaths and lawful disposal of the body2.3 Death certificate; 2.4 When may a doctor issue a death certificate?; 2.5 The form of the certificate in England and Wales; 2.6 Legal procedures in the coroner system; 2.6.1 Notification of cases to the coroner; 2.7 Deaths abroad; 2.8 Inquests; 2.8.1 Scope of the inquest; 2.8.2 Inquest conclusions; 2.9 Registration of death; 2.10 Burial; 2.11 Cremation; 2.11.1 Introduction; 2.11.2 The current cremation procedure; 2.12 The Human Tissue Act 2004 and Human Tissue (Scotland) Act 2006.
- 2.12.1 Existing holdings2.14 Legal procedures in death investigation: Other systems; 2.14.1 Scotland; 2.14.1.1 View and grant; 2.14.1.2 F ull autopsy; 2.14.1.3 Fatal accident inquiry; 2.14.2 Medico-legal death investigation in the United States; 2.14.3 The generic criminal investigation and judicial system; References; Chapter 3 The Duties of a Registered Medical Practitioner and the General Medical Council; 3.1 Medical Acts; 3.2 Role of the GMC; 3.3 Consent; 3.4 Decisions involving children and young people; 3.5 Consent and capacity; 3.6 Medical confidentiality; 3.7 Consent for disclosure.