ISBN |
1903987377 |
9781903987377 |
Title |
Heritage, ancestry and law : principles, policies and practices in dealing with historical human remains / edited by Ruth Redmond-Cooper. |
Publisher and/or associated date/s |
Builth Wells, UK : Institute of Art and Law Ltd, 2015. |
©2015. |
Description |
xvi, 239 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
Note |
"Essays... [from] a seminar organised jointly by the Institute of Art and Law and the Natural History Museum"--Back cover. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents |
Introduction / Margaret Clegg and Sarah Long -- Relinquishment, remembrance and repose : models for the domicile of human remains / Norman Palmer -- Repatriation research : archives and the recovery of history and heritage / Cressida Fforde, Lyndon Ormond-Parker and Paul Turnbull -- We need to lay our ancestors to rest : the repatriation of indigenous human remains and the Human Rights Act / Kevin Chamberlain -- Human remains as artistic expression and the common law offence of outraging public decency : "human earrings", human rights and R. v. Gibson revisited / Tom Lewis -- Licensing public displays : a perspective from the regulator / Carolyn Browne -- The Natural History Museum and human remains / Margaret Clegg and Sarah Long -- The display of archaeological human skeletal remains in museums / Jelena Bekvalac -- Burial law and archaeology in the Church of England's jurisdiction / Joseph Elders -- Development of land and human remains / Richard Harwood -- Remains, research and respect : some reflections on burial archaeology and the current law and policy relating to treatment of the "anciently dead" / Carolyn Shelbourn -- The French experience of repatriation of human remains / Mathilde Roellinger -- The infamous William Corder : a family divided / Nathalie Gates -- Case note on Richard III : (The Queen on Application of Plantaget Alliance Ltd) v. Secretary of State for Justice / Harry Martin -- The Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act / Kevin Chamberlain -- Kennewick Man, statutory interpretation and the first North Americans / Alexander Herman. |
Summary |
The book's contributors include lawyers, museum staff, academics, and others. They discuss how to interpret aspects of law, policy, and ethics when creating displays, curating collections, and undertaking research. They also explore what is meant by respect for human remains, and how we should demonstrate this, and they examine how some remains are treated differently than others (the recent dead vs. the ancient dead, as well as the different 'categories' of people), why this is, and where the boundaries are. The different uses of remains (for exhibition, teaching, or scientific research) are also covered. This topical collection of essays will be essential reading for anyone involved in the discovery, moving, display, or study of human remains. The book is a basis for further philosophical and religious debate on the treatment of human remains. |
Subjects |
Cultural property -- Protection -- Law and legislation |
Cultural property -- Protection -- Law and legislation -- Congresses |
Human remains (Archaeology) -- Law and legislation |
Human remains (Archaeology) -- Law and legislation -- Congresses |
Forensic anthropology |
Museums -- Collection management |
Human remains (Archaeology) |
Other Authors &/or Associated Persons |
Redmond-Cooper, Ruth (editor) |
Other Corporate Bodies |
Institute of Art and Law (Great Britain) |
Call number |
2018.582 |