The legality of advance directives in Malaysia from the medical law perspective

• Main Authors: Jahn Kassim, Puteri Nemie, Alias, Fadhlina
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English; English
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: K Law (General); KPG Malaysia
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/42792/1/BrochureMuzakarah_PakarIKIM.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/42792/2/IKIM_Proceedings_on_AMD.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/42792/
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

Over the past century, the health care industry has witnessed a strong deference to the principle of patient autonomy. The greater focus on a patient’s right to self-determination which is concomitant with the decline in medical paternalism is attributable to several factors, including rapid technol...