296 Pages
by
Routledge
298 Pages
by
Routledge
298 Pages
by
Routledge
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The fate of the dead is a compelling and emotive subject, which also raises increasingly complex legal questions. This book focuses on the substantive laws around disposal of the recently deceased and associated issues around their post-mortem fate. It looks primarily at the laws in England and Wales but also offers a comparative approach, drawing heavily on material from other common law... Read more
Introduction 1. Death and Its Immediate Aftermath 2. Bodily Disposal Laws 3.Disposal of the Dead: Legal Rights and Responsibilities 4. Resolving Funeral Disputes 5. Funeral Instructions: The Case for Ante-Mortem Planning 6. Utilising Parts of the Dead: Organ Donation and Posthumous Reproduction 7. Exhuming the Dead 8. Memorialising the Dead 9. The Law and the Dead: Time for a Re-Evaluation?
Biography
Heather Conway is a Senior Lecturer in Law at Queen’s University, Belfast.
