Presumption of Death in UK Law

  • The Presumption of Death
    • No. 17-6, November 1954
    • The Modern Law Review
  • THE PRESUMPTION OF DEATH: A REDUNDANT CONCEPT?
    • No. 44-5, September 1981
    • The Modern Law Review
  • THE BURDEN OF PROOF IN BIGAMY
    • No. 18-5, September 1955
    • The Modern Law Review
    ... ... obtain a judicial declaration of the other spouse’s death. This suggestion is akin to the practice in certain continental ... of this antiquity -dating as it does from 1604-the presumption is extremely strong that it should be interpreted in line ... ...
  • Noticeboard
    • No. 13-3, July 2009
    • International Journal of Evidence & Proof, The
    ... ... of realisation, the sudden panic, the little girl’s imminent death, the point to which the case has so far led, the prosecution asks ... Presumption of death—United Kingdom DFPNI , ‘Missing Persons’, A Consultation by ... ...
  • Foreign Presumptions and Declarations of Death and English Private International Law
    • No. 10-2, April 1947
    • The Modern Law Review
    ... ... If it is satisfied that the evidence points to a reasonable presumption of death, it gives leave to the applicant to swear that the death of a missing person has taken p1ace.l Its decision does ... ...
  • The Domicile and Matrimonial Proceedings Act 1978
    • No. 37-2, March 1974
    • The Modern Law Review
    ... ... ’s domicile is depen- dent on that of his mother, the death of the mother does not mean that the child would then follow ... judicial separation or presumption of death and dissolution of marriage.14 These are: (a) ... ...
  • The Law Commission: Report on Polygamous Marriages
    • No. 34-3, May 1971
    • The Modern Law Review
    ... ... concerning matrimonial relief cover divorce, presumption of death and dissolution of marriage,4 judicial ... ...
  • NOTES OF CASES
    • No. 19-2, March 1956
    • The Modern Law Review
    ... ... R. A. BASEEL P. R. H. WEBB. No PRESUMPTION OF DEATH TEE defended petition in Chard v. Chard 4 Ors. [1955] ... ...
  • Why victimology should focus on all victims, including all missing and disappeared persons
    • No. 25-2, May 2019
    • International Review of Victimology
    This article examines issues concerning the scope and role of victimology specifically as far as they relate to missing and disappeared persons. It argues that victimology ought to have a greater e...
    ... ... with these problems was the Convention on theDeclaration of Death of Missing Persons (Friedmann, 1950). It was adopted in 1950 (Wyman ... , to further harmonise the legislation in member states on the presumption of deathof missing persons. (Council of Europe, 2009)Unfortunately, the ... ...
  • ‘Who’ll Pay Reparations on My Soul?’1 Compensation, Social Control and Social Suffering
    • No. 21-2, June 2012
    • Social & Legal Studies
    Contemporary debate about compensation for past wrongs turns on the assumption that state reparation benefits the victims of atrocity by acknowledging harm and ameliorating victim suffering. Indeed...
    ... ...  Most were killed, sometimes by firing squad, or in ‘death flights’ over the Rio ... on a presumption ... ...
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