Kirton-Darling, Edward (2018) Searching for Pigeons in the Belfry: The Inquest, the Abolition of the Deodand and the Rise of the Family. Law, Culture, and the Humanities, 14 (3). pp. 439-461. ISSN 1743-8721. E-ISSN 1743-9752. (doi:10.1177/1743872114560701) (KAR id:45963)
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Abstract
This article explores the abolition in 1846 of the deodand – the object or animal declared responsible for death by an inquest jury – and its relationship with the family of the deceased. Drawing on the work of Jacques Donzelot, it argues that the deodand brought contingency into the heart of law, and that its replacement with a legal right to compensation for dependents was a move to rationalize the investigation of death. This rationalization had consequences; limiting the place of the unruly community, centering and regulated the family, and disconnecting the inquest from the material of death.
Item Type: | Article |
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DOI/Identification number: | 10.1177/1743872114560701 |
Uncontrolled keywords: | Deodand; Donzelot; Death; Fatal accidents; legal history; new materialism; inquest; coroner; coronial; family; dependency; financial relief; liberalism; modernity |
Subjects: |
B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > B Philosophy (General) D History General and Old World > DA Great Britain H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform H Social Sciences > HT Communities. Classes. Races K Law |
Divisions: | Divisions > Division for the Study of Law, Society and Social Justice > Kent Law School |
Funders: | Economic and Social Research Council (https://ror.org/03n0ht308) |
Depositing User: | E. Kirton-Darling |
Date Deposited: | 11 Dec 2014 12:59 UTC |
Last Modified: | 05 Nov 2024 10:29 UTC |
Resource URI: | https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/45963 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes) |
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