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Posthumous Interests - Legal and Ethical Perspectives (Paperback) Loot Price: R1,494
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Posthumous Interests - Legal and Ethical Perspectives (Paperback): Daniel Sperling

Posthumous Interests - Legal and Ethical Perspectives (Paperback)

Daniel Sperling

Series: Cambridge Law, Medicine and Ethics

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Daniel Sperling discusses the legal status of posthumous interests and their possible defeat by actions performed following the death of a person. The author first explores the following questions: Do the dead have interests and/or rights, the defeat of which may constitute harm? What does posthumous harm consist of and when does it occur, if at all? This is followed by a more detailed analysis of three categories of posthumous interests arising in the medico-legal context: the proprietary interest in the body of the deceased, the testamentary interest in determining the disposal of one's body after death and the interest in post-mortem medical confidentiality. Sperling concludes that if we acknowledge the interest in one's symbolic existence and legally protect it, not only do some interests survive a person's death but we should also enjoy a peremptory legal power to shape in advance our symbolic existence after death.

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Imprint: Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Series: Cambridge Law, Medicine and Ethics
Release date: February 2011
First published: December 2010
Authors: Daniel Sperling (Senior Lecturer, Federmann School of Public Policy and Government and Braun School of Public Health)
Dimensions: 229 x 152 x 16mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback - Trade
Pages: 304
ISBN-13: 978-0-521-18766-4
Categories: Books > Law > Jurisprudence & general issues > Jurisprudence & philosophy of law
Books > Law > Jurisprudence & general issues > Legal profession > Legal ethics & professional conduct
Books > Law > Laws of other jurisdictions & general law > Constitutional & administrative law > General
LSN: 0-521-18766-4
Barcode: 9780521187664

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