Defaming the Dead (Hardcover)

Do the dead have rights? In a persuasive argument, Don Herzog makes the case that the deceased's interests should be protected This is a delightfully deceptive works that start out with a simple, seemingly arcane question-can you libel or slander the dead?-and develops it outward, tackling larger and larger implications, until it ends up straddling the borders between law, culture, philosophy, and the meaning of life. A full answer to this question requires legal scholar Don Herzog to consider what tort law is actually designed to protect, what differences death makes-and what differences it doesn't-and why we value what we value. Herzog is one of those rare scholarly writers who can make the most abstract argument compelling and entertaining.

General

Imprint:	Yale University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	May 2017
Authors:	Don Herzog
Dimensions:	210 x 140 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	288
ISBN-13:	978-0-300-22154-1
Categories:	Books > Law > Jurisprudence & general issues > General
LSN:	0-300-22154-1
Barcode:	9780300221541

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