Book 2007
Death Rites and Rights
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- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2007
- Death
- Dead bodies (Law)
- Religious aspects
- Burial laws
- Public opinion
- Death, religious aspects
- Funeral rites and ceremonies
- Medical law & legislation
The essays in this collection tackle the diverse ways in which death is now experienced in modern society, in the process answering a wide variety of questions, including how is death defined by law? Do the dead have legal rights? What compensation exists for death and how is death valued?