Defaming the dead /
Herzog, Don, 1956-
Defaming the dead / Don Herzog. - 1 online resource
Previously issued in print: 2017.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Do the dead have rights? In a persuasive argument, Don Herzog makes the case that the deceased's interests should be protected. This is a delightfully deceptive works that start out with a simple, seemingly arcane question - can you libel or slander the dead? - and develops it outward, tackling larger and larger implications, until it ends up straddling the borders between law, culture, philosophy, and the meaning of life. A full answer to this question requires legal scholar Don Herzog to consider what tort law is actually designed to protect, what differences death makes - and what differences it doesn't - and why we value what we value.
Specialized.
9780300227710 No price
Dead bodies (Law)
Libel and slander--Philosophy.
Law.
Laws of specific jurisdictions & specific areas of law.
Defamation law, slander & libel.
Law of torts, damages & compensation.
K930
346.03401
Defaming the dead / Don Herzog. - 1 online resource
Previously issued in print: 2017.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Do the dead have rights? In a persuasive argument, Don Herzog makes the case that the deceased's interests should be protected. This is a delightfully deceptive works that start out with a simple, seemingly arcane question - can you libel or slander the dead? - and develops it outward, tackling larger and larger implications, until it ends up straddling the borders between law, culture, philosophy, and the meaning of life. A full answer to this question requires legal scholar Don Herzog to consider what tort law is actually designed to protect, what differences death makes - and what differences it doesn't - and why we value what we value.
Specialized.
9780300227710 No price
Dead bodies (Law)
Libel and slander--Philosophy.
Law.
Laws of specific jurisdictions & specific areas of law.
Defamation law, slander & libel.
Law of torts, damages & compensation.
K930
346.03401