Kirton-Darling Death, Family and the Law

The Contemporary Inquest in Context
1. Auflage 2022
ISBN: 978-1-5292-1247-1
Verlag: Bristol University Press
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 224 Seiten

Reihe: Law, Society, Policy

When a death is investigated by a coroner, what is the place of the family in that process?
This accessibly written book draws together empirical, theoretical and historical perspectives to develop a rich, nuanced analysis of the contemporary inquest system in England and Wales. It investigates theories of kinship drawn from socio-legal research and analyses law, accountability and the legal process.
Excerpts of conversations with coroners and officers offer real insights into how the role of family can be understood and who family is perceived to be, and how their participation fundamentally shapes the investigation into a death.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kirton-Darling, Edward

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Recht, Rechtswissenschaft Allgemein Rechtssoziologie, Rechtspsychologie, Rechtslinguistik
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Familiensoziologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Tod, Sterbehilfe: Soziale und Ethische Themen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Death, Family and the Law
2. Accountability and Authority in the Historical Jurisdiction
3. Accountability Reconceived
4. First Contact and the Next of Kin
5. Dignity, the Family and the Body
6. Family in the Driving Seat
7. The Public (?) Hearing
8. Reimagining the Inquest

Über Autor(innen)

Kirton-Darling, Edward
Edward Kirton-Darling is Lecturer at Kent Law School, University of Kent.

Edward Kirton-Darling is Lecturer at the University of Bristol Law School.