Based on coronial data gathered in the state of Queensland in 2004, this article reviews how
a change in legislation may have impacted autopsy decision making by coroners. More …

The fate of the dead is a compelling and emotive subject, which also raises increasingly
complex legal questions. This book focuses on the substantive laws around disposal of the …

Making Sense of Mass Education provides an engaging and accessible analysis of
traditional issues associated with mass education. The book challenges preconceptions …

Despite being widely used, few studies have assessed the utility of the San Diego definition
of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). The purpose of this study was to evaluate …

This study of English Coronial practice raises a number of questions about the role played
by the Coroner within contemporary governance. Following observations at over 20 inquests …

The book explores the relationship between Muslims, the Common Law and Sharīʽah post-
9/11. The book looks at the accommodation of Sharīʽah Law within Western Common Law …

The governance of the dead in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries gave rise to a new
arrangement of thanato-politics in the West. Legal, medical and bureaucratic institutions …

Sudden, violent and otherwise unexplained deaths are investigated in most western
jurisdictions through a Coronial or medico-legal process. A crucial element of such an …

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 …

The long history of suicide as a criminal offence still has a significant contemporary effect on
how it is perceived, conceptualised and adjudged. This is particularly the case within …