Posthumous interests : legal and ethical perspectives / Daniel Sperling.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sperling, Daniel, 1974-

Series:

Cambridge law, medicine, and ethics.

Cambridge law, medicine, and ethics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Dead bodies (Law).

Interest (Ownership rights).

Human body--Law and legislation.

Human body.

Autopsy--Law and legislation.

Autopsy.

Donation of organs, tissues, etc--Law and legislation.

Donation of organs, tissues, etc.

Human body--Moral and ethical aspects.

Privacy, Right of.

Wills.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (305 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The legal status of posthumous interests is analysed in three areas of medico-legal context.

Contents:

Cover; Half-title; Series-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgements; Table of cases; Table of national provisions; Introduction; 1 Posthumous harm, posthumous interests and symbolic existence; 2 Posthumous rights; 3 Proprietary interest in the body of the deceased; 4 Determining the disposal of one's body after death; 5 Medical confidentiality after death; Conclusions; Select bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-107-18323-5

1-281-38325-2

9786611383251

0-511-39744-5

0-511-39667-8

0-511-39902-2

0-511-39594-9

0-511-39818-2

OCLC:

236057044