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  1. 1. Advance Directives and Personal Identity

    Författare :Elisabeth Furberg; Torbjörn Tännsjö; Niklas Juth; Wayne Sumner; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; advance directives; personal identity; psychological continuity; animalism; posthumous harm; moral authority; rights; utilitarianism; Filosofi; Philosophy; Practical Philosophy;

    Sammanfattning : Advance directives are instructions given by patients – or potential patients – specifying what actions ought to be taken for their health in the event that they are no longer capable to make decisions due to illness or incapacity. Over the last decades, there has been a rising tide in favour of advance directives: not only is the use of such directives recommended by most medical and advisory bodies, they are also gaining increasing legal recognition in many parts of the world. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Dying to talk : methods and tools for conversations about dying, death and advance end-of-life care planning

    Författare :Malin Eneslätt; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Sammanfattning : Introduction: Advance care planning has been described as a process of reflection and discussion about values and preferences for future end-of-life care. In Sweden, advance care planning is rarely systematically practiced and virtually unheard of among the general public. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Legal Interpretation and Standards of Proof : Essays in Philosophy of Law and Evidence Law Theory

    Författare :Sebastián Reyes Molina; Sebastian Lutz; Jens Johansson; Verónica Rodríguez-Blanco; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; law; legal interpretation; evidence; legal evidence; proof; philosophy of law; legal theory; general jurisprudence; standards of proof; philosophy; legal reasoning; evidential reasoning; Filosofi; Philosophy;

    Sammanfattning : This dissertation addresses the issues of the indeterminacy of law and judicial discretion in the decision of the quaestio facti. It is composed of four papers:In the first paper, I develop an account of legal indeterminacy called the ‘systemic indeterminacy’ thesis. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Road Ecology for Environmental Assessment

    Författare :Mårten Karlson; Berit Balfors; Ulla Mörtberg; Jo Treweek; KTH; []
    Nyckelord :NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Roads; Railways; Biodiversity; Environmental Assessment; GIS; Decision Support; Mark- och vattenteknik; Land and Water Resources Engineering;

    Sammanfattning : Transport infrastructure is closely linked to several politically relevant sustainability issues, and since 1985 a formalized environmental assessment process is linked to planning and construction of new roads and railways in the EU (EU directives 85/337/EEC and 2001/42). The aim of the environmental assessment process is to think in advance; to identify, predict and evaluate significant environmental changes resulting from a proposed activity, in order to adjust the proposed activity accordingly and to avoid unnecessary and unexpected consequences. LÄS MER