Stark on Assisted Suicide

The second show in our new series is with Dr Findlay Stark of Jesus College, University of Cambridge. You can find out about him here: www.tinyurl.com/FindlayStark You can also follow Dr Stark on twitter here: www.twitter.com/findlaystark We discuss the following case: = R (o.t.a. Nicklinson) v Ministry of Justice = Supreme Court of the United Kingdom [2014] UKSC 38 Whether the blanket ban on assisted suicide contained in the Suicide Act 1961 was incompatible with the European Convention on Human Rights; and whether the Director of Public Prosecutions was required by Article 8 to give more precise guidance as to when prosecutions of assisted suicide would ensue. www.tinyurl.com/Nicklinson == About the series == You can follow the show on twitter (@podslaw), where every new episode will be announced. You can also subscribe through iTunes: www.tinyurl.com/podslaw-iTunes