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Redefining Stewardship Over Body Parts , Elizabeth E. Appel Blue
Redefining Stewardship Over Body Parts , Elizabeth E. Appel Blue
Journal of Law and Health
This paper proposes one possible avenue for defining a framework to address body parts. I begin with the presumption that given the increasing use of body parts outside of our bodies, either after death or during life, society requires a framework with institutions and rules to govern our body parts. Yet there is no settled framework. Much of the controversy over differing approaches stems from whether people should be able to sell body parts. Thus, each potential framework implicitly addresses the question of monetary value. While multiple possibilities exist, the predominant models are (1) property, most often meaning ownership that …
Catching The Unique Rabbit: Why Pets Should Be Reclassified As Inimitable Property Under The Law, Kelly Wilson
Catching The Unique Rabbit: Why Pets Should Be Reclassified As Inimitable Property Under The Law, Kelly Wilson
Cleveland State Law Review
This Note introduces a new approach for resolving the issue of inadequate compensation for pet loss by arguing for the adoption of a new classification of personal property called inimitable property. The new categorization takes into consideration the live, conscious, and unique qualities of pets that distinguish them from other sorts of inanimate property.