title: Informed consent in medical treatment: conflict or consensus.
abstract: The author reviews the legal theory and practice of the requirements for informed consent. He uses a discussion of relevant cases and judgements from courts in the UK, USA, Australia and Malaysia to illustrate apparently conflicting attitudes exemplified by these cases. From this he aims to form some consensus in their application to everyday practice.
authors.affiliation: Ahmad Ibrahim Kulliyyah Faculty of Laws, International Islamic University, Malaysia.
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Matta
mesh_terms: D001315:Australia; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D008296:Malaysia; D006113:United Kingdom; D014481:United States