Posthumous Interests: Legal and Ethical Perspectives

by Daniel Sperling

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521187664
• ISBN13: 9780521187664
• Release Date: February 2011
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"