Dignity and choice in end-of-life decisions: a comparative analysis of the patient-centric approaches in English and German law

我的论文通过对以病人为中心的临终决策方法的比较分析，从人的尊严的角度出发，对文学做出了原创性的贡献。它探讨了德国广泛的尊严判例，并将其与英格兰和威尔士较新的尊严判例进行比较，询问在临终背景下保护人的尊严的作用和影响。从人的尊严的角度将德国的推定意志方法与英国的最佳利益方法进行比较，将有助于评估最佳利益方法是否促进以病人为中心的决策，以及如何改进。

My thesis makes an original contribution to the literature by providing a comparative analysis of the patient-centric approach to end-of-life decision-making, viewed through the lens of human dignity. It explores the extensive German dignity jurisprudence and compares it to the more nascent dignity jurisprudence in England and Wales, interrogating the role and impact of the protection of human dignity within the end-of-life context. Comparing the German presumed will approach with the English best interests approach through the lens of human dignity will facilitate an evaluation of whether the best interests approach promotes patientcentric decision-making and how it may be improved.