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Contains a topic of a sensitive nature. Euthanasia is one of the most controversial debates in modern society. Should people have the right to choose when and how they die? In this Subject Spotlight, Dr. Kieran Doran, Lecturer at the University of Sunderland, explores the legal, ethical, and personal sides of this complex issue. This series will get you thinking critically about one of the most sensitive and important debates of our time.
Dr Kieran DoranUniversity of SunderlandLaw
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1. What is euthanasia?
2. Law, consent & medical ethics
3. Real-life case studies
4. The legal debate – your turn to investigate
About the university
University of Sunderland
The University of Sunderland is a top 50 UK university (Guardian University Guide 2024) and a global institution which offers life-changing opportunities for over 20,000 students across its four campuses in Sunderland, London and Hong Kong. With over 300 undergraduate and postgraduate degree courses, placement opportunities and the option to study full or part-time, there’s something for everyone at Sunderland. The University of Sunderland has also received five stars for teaching, inclusiveness, employability and facilities in the QS World University Rankings 2023 and is in the top 10 UK universities for social inclusion (The Times Good University Guide 2024).
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Dr Kieran Doran
Dr Kieran Doran is a Lecturer in Law at the University of Sunderland. Kieran has been particularly active in legal research in the area of healthcare law, including the legal confidentiality of clinical records, informed consent and advanced healthcare planning, and recent developments in the law of termination of pregnancy in Ireland. He has also undertaken legal research on topics such as a clinician’s understanding of the appropriate application of "do not apply cardio-pulmonary resuscitation" orders, the legal position governing the prescribing of contraceptives to minor patients, and alternative dispute resolution in clinical negligence litigation. In addition, Kieran has published academic articles on issues such as the legibility of clinical records in clinical practice, as well as topics relating to his own work with medical students in student welfare & pastoral care, and undergraduate medical research (e.g. the teaching of Clinical Research Ethics). Kieran is currently the module coordinator for the online LLM module, Employment Law, and is extensively involved as an LLM dissertation supervisor. Some of the areas of law he is supervising include data protection and e-commerce, alternative dispute resolution in international trade, and the use of artificial intelligence in international trade. He also delivers lectures on the second year LLB modules on dispute resolution and the law of evidence, as well as the third year module, Medical Law. Kieran is heavily involved in the training of trainee solicitors through the legal practice course, teaching on the modules of Advanced Litigation and Employment Law and Practice. Kieran also works with undergraduate and postgraduate students in the LPC office training in the law clinic. Kieran has a wide range of interests in legal research and his background is primarily in legal research within healthcare law, and he has written on a variety of topics including clinical negligence, informed consent, clinical confidentiality, clinical research ethics, plus ethical and legal issues at the beginning and end of Life. Kieran also has extensive experience and knowledge in alternative dispute resolution law, criminal law, data protection law, employment law, EU law, health & safety Law, and the legal system, which includes civil litigation and the coroners' court.
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