Can you own a dead body?
A strange story from 1868 holds the key to ownership of the human body and body parts.
This curious court case continues to impact us in the 21st century... and beyond.
Show Notes
Guest: Dr Marc Trabsky, Associate Professor of Law, La Trobe University
Case: Doodeward v Spence [1908] HCA 45; (1908) 6 CLR 406 (31 July 1908)
www.lifedeathandlaw.com
11/26/24 • 40 min
Case In Point - Grave-robbers, mummies, cyborgs!
Transcript
James Pattison: We start today's episode with a corpse and a question.
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James Pattison: Now usually when a podcast starts with an image of a dead body, the question is, whodunit? Our question while we stare at that dead body is, what is it?
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Melissa Castan: James, when does a person stop being a living person and start being a dead thing? Or more specifically, a dead thing that can be owned or traded or altered? Or become property. I've never really thought about the
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