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Theses and Dissertations
This collection contains theses and dissertations of graduate students of the University of Alberta. The collection contains a very large number of theses electronically available that were granted from 1947 to 2009, 90% of theses granted from 2009-2014, and 100% of theses granted from April 2014 to the present (as long as the theses are not under temporary embargo by agreement with the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies). IMPORTANT NOTE: To conduct a comprehensive search of all UofA theses granted and in University of Alberta Libraries collections, search the library catalogue at www.library.ualberta.ca - you may search by Author, Title, Keyword, or search by Department.
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Items in this Collection
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Spring 2013
The question of whether a duty of care can be owed to a born alive child for preconception medical care was examined and answered negatively by the Ontario Court of Appeal in Bovingdon (Litigation Guardian of) v. Hergott (2008) and Paxton v. Ramji (2008). In this thesis, I review the relevant...
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Transplant Tourism: An International and National Law Model to Prohibit Travelling Abroad for Illegal Organ Transplants
DownloadFall 2017
Transplant tourism, a term used to describe travelling for transplantation if it involves practices such as organ commercialization, organ trafficking and the neglect of the transplant needs of individuals in the destination/transplant State, is currently a global concern. Accounting for about...