{"product_id":"posthumous-interests-daniel-sperling-9780521187664","title":"Posthumous Interests: Legal and Ethical Perspectives","description":"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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Daniel Sperling\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0521187664\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780521187664\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cambridge University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/17\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.64d","brand":"Daniel Sperling","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47039757713663,"sku":"9780521187664","price":70.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ba0cf4a8-3d35-4c05-b593-61c25b3256c9.jpg?v=1752752474","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/posthumous-interests-daniel-sperling-9780521187664","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}