Title Page
ABSTRACT
Contents
CHAPTER ONE : INTRODUCTION 12
1.1. Background 12
1.2. Statement of the Problem 14
1.3. Study Objectives 14
1.4. Research Methodology 15
1.5. Scopes and Limitations of The Study 15
1.6. Organisation of Dissertation Writing 16
CHAPTER TWO : LEGAL STATUS & THE RIGHTS OF REFUSE TREATMENT IN INTERNATIONAL LAW 18
2.1. General concept and history of the right to Refuse Treatment 19
2.2. Definition of right to refuse treatment 22
2.3. A Term Related to Refuse medical treatment 25
2.3.1. Euthanasia 25
2.3.2. Physician-assisted suicide 30
2.3.3. Living will 31
2.3.4. Best interest of the patient 33
2.4. Legal Status of Right to Refuse Treatment in International Law 34
2.4.1. Universal Human Rights 35
2.4.2. WMA Declaration of Patient's right 38
2.4.3. Declaration on the Promotion of Patients' Rights in Europe 42
CHAPTER THREE : COMPARATIVE LEGAL STUDY ON RIGHT TO REFUSE TREATMENT IN DOMESTIC LAW AND CASE STUDY 45
3.1. New York, United States 45
3.1.1. Advance directive 50
3.1.2. Health care proxy 51
3.1.3. Withdraw and Withhold life-sustaining 53
3.1.4. MATTER OF STORAR : case study 55
3.2. United Kingdom 57
3.2.1. Advance decision 60
3.2.2. Health care proxy 61
3.2.3. In Re C (adult refuse medical treatment) : case study 63
3.3. France 64
3.3.1. The rights of patients and the quality of the healthcare 65
3.3.2. The Public Health Code 66
3.3.3. Léonetti law 67
3.3.4. Advance directive and Health care proxy (personne de confiance) 69
3.3.5. LAMBERT AND OTHERS V FRANCE : case study 70
CHAPTER FOUR : ANALYSIS LEGAL ISSUE OF RIGHT TO REFUSE TREATMENT BETWEEN DEVELOPED COUNRY AND THAILAND 72
4.1. Concept of Right to refuse medical treatment in Thailand 73
4.1.1. Making the advance directive or living will 75
4.1.2. Capacity to making advance directive or living will 76
4.1.3. Liability of Physician and Medical Practitioners 76
4.1.4. Active euthanasia in Thailand 77
4.2. Difference between Thailand and other countries 78
4.3. Loophole and problems 81
CHAPTER FIVE : COMPARATIVE LEGAL STUDIES AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THAI LAW 83
5.1. The right of patient in Thailand 83
5.2. The right of unconscious patient in Thailand 84
5.3. Health care proxy in Thailand 85
5.4. The right of a pregnant woman to refuse medical treatment in Thailand 86
CHAPTER SIX : CONCLUSION 89
REFERENCES 92