Health law, bioethics, and human rights are converging in challenging ways, especially at the national level (in both legislation and constitutional adjudication), and the international law level. This seminar will explore the convergence and its meaning for the law and society through specific case studies including post-9/11 proposals for mass quarantine; torture and force-feeding justifications in the GWOT; genetic engineering and the new reproductive technologies; the relationship between abortion and the death penalty; and the meaning of the “right to health.” This class is taught at BU School of Public Health.
PREREQUISITE: SPH LW751 or LAW JD867 or with permission of the instructor.
REMINDER: This is an SPH course. Students cannot register through WebReg. Students who register for the class and want law credit must add the course to their law transcript by completing an additional add/drop form at the Law Registrar's Office before the end of the add/drop period. The class will be treated as a non-law course on the law transcript. (The course and grade will appear on the transcript, however the grade is not factored into the law g.p.a. )
