Jo Samanta

Jo Samanta is Professor of Medical Law at De Montfort University, Leicester, UK. She chairs the Faculty Human Research Ethics Committee and she is engaged currently in international ethics compliance work. She is a non-practicing solicitor and she qualified as a nurse, midwife and community health nurse in South Africa. Her research interests lie predominantly in the field of medical law and ethics, particularly in end of life decisions, clinical guidelines and human and indigenous rights. She...See more

Jo Samanta is Professor of Medical Law at De Montfort University, Leicester, UK. She chairs the Faculty Human Research Ethics Committee and she is engaged currently in international ethics compliance work. She is a non-practicing solicitor and she qualified as a nurse, midwife and community health nurse in South Africa. Her research interests lie predominantly in the field of medical law and ethics, particularly in end of life decisions, clinical guidelines and human and indigenous rights. She has published widely on the interface of medical law and clinical practice. See less