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Abstract
This paper addresses, from a socio-legal perspective, the question of the significance of law for the treatment, care and the end-of-life decision making for patients with chronic disorders of consciousness. We use the phrase ‘chronic disorders of consciousness’ as an umbrella term to refer to severely brain-injured patients in prolonged comas, vegetative or minimally conscious states. Based on an analysis of interviews with family members of patients with chronic disorders of consciousness, we explore the images of law that were drawn upon and invoked by these family members when negotiating the situation of their relatives, including, in some cases, the ending of their lives. By examining ‘legal consciousness’ in this way (an admittedly confusing term in the context of this study,) we offer a distinctly sociological contribution to the question of how law matters in this particular domain of social life.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 55-74 |
Journal | Legal Studies |
Volume | 35 |
Issue number | 1 |
Early online date | 20 Feb 2014 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Mar 2015 |
Keywords
- legal consciousness
- disorders of consciousness
- vegetative state
- minimal consciousness
- sociology of law
Profiles
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1st Centre for Chronic Diseases and Disorders Conference
Simon Halliday (Speaker)
Nov 2013Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Seminar/workshop/course
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Law & Society Association Meeting
Simon Halliday (Participant)
30 May 2013 → 2 Jun 2013Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Conference participation
Projects
- 2 Finished
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Chronic Disorders of Consciousness Research Centre
Kitzinger, C., Halliday, S., Holland, S. M. & Nettleton, S.
1/09/12 → 31/08/14
Project: Other project › Research collaboration
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CDoC Research Group: C2D2 research 1b, 2a & 3a - Chronic Disorders of Consciousness: An interdisciplinary Research Project
Kitzinger, C., Holland, S. M., Nettleton, S., Halliday, S., Hall, A. & Cookson, R. A.
1/07/12 → 31/01/14
Project: Other project › Other internal award