Death and Law

Death & Law - Interdisciplinary Explorations | School of Law | The University of Aberdeen 

What is Death and Law?

This podcast explores death and law from a rich variety of disciplinary perspectives, including law, anthropology and philosophy. The podcast explores such issues as buried goods, data protection, dignity and memory. It forms part of a broader project in the University of Aberdeen's School of Law entitled, 'Death and Law – Interdisciplinary Explorations' and is generally sponsored by the Aberdeen Humanities Fund Staff Research Award 2024.

What does it mean to die, in law,

in life, in memory?

This series steps beyond legal

textbooks and into the complex

terrain where death meets culture,

belief, and identity.

I am Nevena Evremovich.

I am Jonathan Ainslie

and we are both lecturers in

the School of Law at the University

of Aberdeen.

Death and Law brings together voices

from Law, Anthropology,

Philosophy and Theology,

navigating the legal aspects

of buried goods,

inheritance, digital ghosts,

dignity

rights of nature and

memory to discuss

how we make sense of death today

and how the law should

respond.

The project involves academics from

across the University of Aberdeen

and other institutions in Scotland

and beyond.

It has been made possible with the

support of the Aberdean Humanities

Fund.

Join us for this exciting journey of

exploration and we look forward to

hearing from you.

Be sure to send us your comments and

questions using the contact info

provided.