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Record Nr.

UNINA9910784961903321

Autore

Sperling Daniel <1974->

Titolo

Posthumous interests [[electronic resource] ] : legal and ethical perspectives / / Daniel Sperling

Pubbl/distr/stampa

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

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

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (305 p.)

Collana

Cambridge law, medicine, and ethics

Disciplina

344.04/194

Soggetti

Dead bodies (Law)

Interest (Ownership rights)

Human body - Law and legislation

Autopsy - Law and legislation

Donation of organs, tissues, etc - Law and legislation

Human body - Moral and ethical aspects

Privacy, Right of

Wills

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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



Sommario/riassunto

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