TV Cannibalism, Body Worlds and Trade in Human Body Parts: Legal-philosophical reflections on the rise of late modern cannibalism

<p>In December 2011 two Dutch TV presenters ate pieces of each other’s flesh in front of a live television audience. Despite the obscurity of this cannibalistic episode in television history, the matter touches on a series of complex legal and philosophical questions that are discussed...

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Autor principal:	Britta van Beers
Formato:	article
Lenguaje:	EN
Publicado:	Amsterdam Law Forum 2012
Materias:	legal philosophy cannibalism boundaries of criminal law personal autonomy TV cannibalism Law K
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:c4cb4dd2fd8b4ab1849560015d050ab72021-12-02T01:05:42ZTV Cannibalism, Body Worlds and Trade in Human Body Parts: Legal-philosophical reflections on the rise of late modern cannibalism1876-8156https://doaj.org/article/c4cb4dd2fd8b4ab1849560015d050ab72012-05-01T00:00:00Zhttp://ojs.ubvu.vu.nl/alf/article/view/266https://doaj.org/toc/1876-8156<p>In December 2011 two Dutch TV presenters ate pieces of each other’s flesh in front of a live television audience. Despite the obscurity of this cannibalistic episode in television history, the matter touches on a series of complex legal and philosophical questions that are discussed in this article, such as the boundaries of criminal law, the legal limits of personal autonomy and law’s changing relation to the biological aspects of life. Moreover, through its analysis of the arguments involved, this article offers legal-philosophical reflection on the role of taboos in legal approaches to the human body and derived materials.</p><p> </p>Britta van BeersAmsterdam Law Forumarticlelegal philosophycannibalismboundaries of criminal lawpersonal autonomyTV cannibalismLawKENAmsterdam Law Forum, Vol 4, Iss 2, Pp 65-75 (2012)
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description	<p>In December 2011 two Dutch TV presenters ate pieces of each other’s flesh in front of a live television audience. Despite the obscurity of this cannibalistic episode in television history, the matter touches on a series of complex legal and philosophical questions that are discussed in this article, such as the boundaries of criminal law, the legal limits of personal autonomy and law’s changing relation to the biological aspects of life. Moreover, through its analysis of the arguments involved, this article offers legal-philosophical reflection on the role of taboos in legal approaches to the human body and derived materials.</p><p> </p>
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title	TV Cannibalism, Body Worlds and Trade in Human Body Parts: Legal-philosophical reflections on the rise of late modern cannibalism
title_short	TV Cannibalism, Body Worlds and Trade in Human Body Parts: Legal-philosophical reflections on the rise of late modern cannibalism
title_full	TV Cannibalism, Body Worlds and Trade in Human Body Parts: Legal-philosophical reflections on the rise of late modern cannibalism
title_fullStr	TV Cannibalism, Body Worlds and Trade in Human Body Parts: Legal-philosophical reflections on the rise of late modern cannibalism
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TV Cannibalism, Body Worlds and Trade in Human Body Parts: Legal-philosophical reflections on the rise of late modern cannibalism

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