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Human Rights at stake: sacrificial separation of conjoined twins

Geldiashvili, Tamar LU (2017) JAMM07 20171
Department of Law
Faculty of Law
Abstract
This thesis is a response to the highly debated judicial decisions regarding separation surgery of conjoined twins. As separation surgeries often result in the death of one or both twins due to a medical condition, the question whether there is a legal justification for separation is controversial among scholars.
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author
Geldiashvili, Tamar LU
supervisor
organization
course
JAMM07 20171
year
type
H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
subject
keywords
Human Rights, Medical Law, Conjoined twins.
language
English
id
8924286
date added to LUP
2017-09-06 16:08:21
date last changed
2017-09-07 10:46:34
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  abstract     = {{This thesis is a response to the highly debated judicial decisions regarding separation surgery of conjoined twins. As separation surgeries often result in the death of one or both twins due to a medical condition, the question whether there is a legal justification for separation is controversial among scholars.}},
  author       = {{Geldiashvili, Tamar}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Human Rights at stake: sacrificial separation of conjoined twins}},
  year         = {{2017}},
}