Disposition of human remains

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This guide covers the body of laws governing the status, treatment, and disposition of human remains in the United States. It provides a framework for conceptualizing the law and identifies the major relevant primary and secondary sources. It contains an orientation and summary of the topic, gives a list of the relevant titles and chapters of each state's code, identifies the leading common law cases, and includes categorized lists of secondary sources on general and specific topics related to the disposition of human remains.--Publisher.