Colonizing consent

Elizabeth Thornberry uses historical evidence to shed light on South Africa's contemporary epidemic of sexual violence. Drawing on over a thousand cases from a diverse set of courts, Thornberry reconstructs the history…

Autonomy is often said to be the dominant ethical principle in modern bioethics, and it is also important in law. Respect for autonomy is said to underpin the law of consent, which is theoretically designed to protect…

Elizabeth Thornberry uses historical evidence to shed light on South Africa's contemporary epidemic of sexual violence. Drawing on over a thousand cases from a diverse set of courts, Thornberry reconstructs the history…

What is consent? Why does it matter? How does it affect our daily lives? Why is it such a grey area, sometimes? The concept of consent is easy to oversimplify - yes means yes, and no means no. Often, though, it isn't…

Elizabeth Thornberry uses historical evidence to shed light on South Africa's contemporary epidemic of sexual violence. Drawing on over a thousand cases from a diverse set of courts, Thornberry reconstructs the history…

This is a practical guide to successfully achieving a fully computerised system in primary care. It shows how to source a primary care clinical system that does what you need it to do and how to use it effectively. The…

Manufacturing Consent

Jolly Phonics Blends Wheels : Paperback : Jolly Learning Ltd : 9781844144372 : 1844144372 : 01 Sep 2014 : A set of 10 blends wheels that will help develop children's awareness of initial and final consent…

Informed consent - as an ethical ideal and legal doctrine - has been the source of much concern to clinicians. Drawing on a diverse set of backgrounds and two decades of research in clinical settings, the authors - a…

A fast-paced action adventure featuring CIA superhero Mitch Rapp

In R. v. Ewanchuk, the Supreme Court of Canada held that sexual touching must be accompanied by express, contemporaneous consent. In doing so, the Court rejected the idea that sexual consent could be "implied." Ewanchuk…

Alasdair Maclean analyses the ethical basis for consent to medical treatment, providing both an extensive reconsideration of the ethical issues and a detailed examination of English law. Importantly, the analysis is…

Doing Research in Counselling and Psychotherapy : Paperback : SAGE Publications Ltd : 9781446201398 : 1446201392 : 02 Jan 2015 : Supported by a companion website offering relevant journal articles, sample ethical consent…

Vaccine Epidemic : Paperback : Skyhorse Publishing : 9781620872123 : 1620872129 : 20 Sep 2012 : Public health officials state that vaccines are safe and effective, but truth is far complicated. Coercive vaccination…

Democratic governments are able to elicit, legally and legitimately, both money and men from their populations. Certainly there is tax evasion, draft evasion, and even outright resistance; yet to a remarkable extent…

The challenge of maintaining dictatorial regimes through control, co-option and coercion while upholding a facade of legitimacy is something that has concerned leaders throughout the Middle East and beyond. Nowhere is…

'Invisible Adversaries' is inspired by the eponymous 1976 feature film by the radical Austrian artist Valie Export. The film presents a woman's struggle to retain her sense of self against hostile alien forces that…

Informed consent is a central topic in contemporary biomedical ethics. Yet attempts to set defensible and feasible standards for consenting have led to persistent difficulties. In Rethinking Informed Consent in…

No Means No : Paperback : UpLoad Publishing Pty Ltd : 9781925089226 : 1925089223 : 28 Mar 2015 : This book is about an empowered little girl who has a very strong and clear voice in all issues, especially those relating…

Today, a large proportion of the world's states are under authoritarian governments. These countries limit participation rights, both in the political sphere and in the workplace. At the same time, they have to generate…

The Best of Wodehouse : Hardback : Everyman : 9781841593067 : 1841593060 : 07 Jun 2007 : P G Wodehouse was, by common consent, the most brilliant writer of English comedy in the 20th century, equally celebrated on both…

Informed consent is a central topic in contemporary biomedical ethics. Yet attempts to set defensible and feasible standards for consenting have led to persistent difficulties. In Rethinking Informed Consent in…

Cecilia : Paperback : Oxford University Press : 9780199552382 : 019955238X : 15 Jan 2009 : Cecilia is an heiress, but she can only keep her fortune if her husband will consent to take her surname. Fanny Burney's unusual…

Respect : Hardback : Hachette Children's Group : 9781526362216 : 152636221X : 09 Jan 2020 : This humorous and insightful introduction to consent from the co-creator of the viral "Tea Consent" video is the perfect…

This text looks at the requirement for consent prior to undertaking medical procedures. It considers how this requirement has assumed the important position it now holds and examines the way in which the requirement is…

This groundbreaking text interrogates the constructed boundary between therapy and violence, by examining therapeutic practice and discourse through the lens of a psychologist and a survivor of sexual abuse. It asks,…

Funny, provocative and surprisingly accessible, Manufactering Consent explores the political life and ideas of world-renowned linguist, intellectual and political activist Noam Chomsky. Through a dynamic collage of…

From Louis Brandeis to Robert Bork to Clarence Thomas, the nomination of federal judges has generated intense political conflict. With the coming retirement of one or more Supreme Court Justices-and threats to filibuster…

The goal of this book is to shed psychoanalytic light on a concept?informed consent?that has transformed the delivery of health care in the United States. Examining the concept of informed consent in the context of…

Politics is a trial in which those in government - and those who aspire to serve - make proposals, debate alternatives, and pass laws. Then the jury of public opinion decides. It likes the proposals or actions or it does…

In an energetic fusion of images and ideas, Manufacturing Consent explores the political life and ideas of the controversial author, linguistic scholar, radical philosopher and activist, Noam Chomsky. Using new and…

Alasdair Maclean analyses the ethical basis for consent to medical treatment, providing both an extensive reconsideration of the ethical issues and a detailed examination of English law. Importantly, the analysis is…

Women & Power : Paperback : Profile Books Ltd : 9781788160612 : 1788160614 : 01 Nov 2018 : A year on from the allegations against Harvey Weinstein and the beginnings of #metoo movement Mary Beard revisits the gender…

My Body! What I Say Goes! : Paperback : Educate2Empower Publishing : 9781925089264 : 1925089266 : 01 Jul 2016 : This comprehensive, empowering and age-appropriate children's book will teach children about respect,…

One of the most challenging tasks facing clinicians today is the assessment of patients' capacities to consent to treatment. The protection of a patient's right to decide, as well as the protection of incompetent…

Australian drama in which James Mason stars as an artist who returns to his homeland after a long exile in New York. To rediscover his talents, Bradley decides to seek the peace of a run-down shack on a dream island off…

The Worry (Less) Book : Hardback : Hachette Children's Group : 9781526362780 : 1526362783 : 03 Sep 2020 : This fun and practical book is the perfect teaching tool and empowering guide to dealing with anxiety for kids and…

Dr Anya Crichton, pathologist and forensic physician, is back on another chilling case that will stretch her forensic talents to the limit. This time, Anya is on the trail of a violent serial rapist. Suspicion…

The developmental challenges of children with special needs means they are often more at risk of physical or emotional exploitation. This book provides invaluable tools to help parents, carers and teachers protect…

Democratic elections are designed to create unequal outcomes: for some to win, others have to lose. This book examines the consequences of this inequality for the legitimacy of democratic political institutions and…

Terror by Consent is an analysis of social contract theory as it is applied to problems in the modern world, including poverty, terrorism, ideological warfare, and political cynicism. The initial chapters of this book…

As a linguistically-grounded, critical examination of consent, this volume views consent not as an individual mental state or act but as a process that is interactionally-and discursively-situated. It highlights the ways…

The burgeoning field of postcolonial studies argues that most theology has been formed in dominant cultures, laden intrinsically with imperializing structures. An essential task facing theology is thus to 'decolonize'…

'Wayleave' is an archaic term from the nineteenth century defined as 'a privilege enabling a person to cross another person?s land with infrastructure and with goods and chattels'. It has been applied to electricity…