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1 Med. L. Int'l 1 (1993-1995)

handle is hein.journals/medclint1 and id is 1 raw text is: Medical Law International, 1993, Vol. 1, p. 1 0968-5332/93 $10 © 1993 A B Academic Publishers-Printed in Great Britain EDITORIAL Medical law is one of the most rapidly expanding fields of study in recent times, not only in the UK but world-wide. The aim of the Journal is to provide a forum within which to stimulate debate, examine new developments and enhance understanding of the often contentious issues which underlie medicine and law in the modern world. We consider that the publication of this Journal is especially valuable in these times of radical re-organisations of the delivery of health-care and major developments in medical science and technology which give rise to difficult legal and ethical problems. The increasingly international perspective is a challenge for aspiring and established lawyers and health care professionals. This Journal presents an opportunity to explore the complicated relationship between law and medicine both within and across national boundaries. We hope that this publication will prove to be both informative and intellectually challenging. The Journal, as it develops, will include material which describes and analyses new developments, trends and recently decided cases, and reviews books which are of interest to academics and practitioners in the field. It will offer insights into problems arising under domestic jurisdictions, and perspectives which only comparisons of different legal systems can offer. Readers are invited to submit materials which cover a broad spectrum of issues related to health-care, medicine, ethics and law. Shorter research notes, case comments and book reviews are also invited, and suggestions for special issues will be welcomed by the editors. We hope that readers will play a part in determining the future development of the Journal by providing constructive comments and good quality discursive material to help us achieve our main objective of facilitating the understanding the relationship between law and medicine throughout the world. Vivienne Harpwood Diane Longley