Sperling, Daniel, 1974-

Posthumous interests : legal and ethical perspectives / Daniel Sperling. - Cambridge, UK : Cambridge University Press, 2008. - xxix, 273 p. ; 24 cm. - Cambridge law, medicine, and ethics. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 250-264) and index.

Posthumous harm, posthumous interests and symbolic existence -- Posthumous rights -- Propietary interest in the body of the deceased -- Determining the disposal of one's body after death -- Medical confidentiality after death.

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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.