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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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Book category Books in English Law Jurisprudence & general issues Legal profession: general

• Full title: Posthumous Interests
• Subtitle: Legal and Ethical Perspectives
• Author: Daniel Sperling
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardback
• Number of pages: 304
• EAN: 9780521877848
• ISBN: 0521877849
• ID: 02048645
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Weight: 600 g
• Dimensions: 235 × 155 × 20 mm
• Date of publishing: 08. May 2008

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