I urge anyone who is interested in medical law and ethics to read this book. The way in which the law is presented and analysed through different jurisdictional vistas is a tour de force. You will not be disappointed ... This book has provided us with a window seat to the evolving medico-legal and familial drama that applies to these sad and emotionally challenging multijurisdictional cases. -- Clayton O Neill, Queen's University Belfast * Northern Ireland Legal Quarterly * What is particularly helpful about this book is that it is not simply an edited collection of contributions around a theme, but rather is a collection showing strong editorial control. This manifests itself in the very useful concluding chapter by Imogen Goold and Cressida Auckland reflecting on the themes that can be drawn from the comparisons ... this is both a fascinating and impressive work. -- Alex Ruck Keene * Mental Capacity Law and Policy Blog * A much needed, calm and considered reflection upon an ongoing challenge faced by all societies privileged enough to have access to advanced medical technology: the question of when to refrain from using it ... in contrast to much of the scholarly writing in this area, this study incorporates the real world perspective from the clinic and does not confine itself to rarefied discussions of abstract principles ... The scholarship of both the editorial team and contributing authors is of worldleading quality, and the volume is highly recommended, both to specialist legal readers, and to those with a general interest in examining the complex and sensitive issues in this area. -- Javier Oliva * Law & Justice - The Christian Law Review *