The Proofs of Infanticide Considered: Including Dr. Hunter's Tract on Child Murder, with Illustrative Notes; And a Summary of the Present State of ... Knowledge on That Subject (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

William Cummin

 
9780260054630: The Proofs of Infanticide Considered: Including Dr. Hunter's Tract on Child Murder, with Illustrative Notes; And a Summary of the Present State of ... Knowledge on That Subject (Classic Reprint)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0260054631 ISBN 13: 9780260054630
Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2017

Synopsis

Explore the medical‑legal puzzle of infanticide, with a clear, evidence‑based look at how live birth and death are proven in court.

This edition collects Dr. Hunter’s tract on child murder, its critiques, and a comprehensive medico‑legal overview. It presents arguments, tests, and notes in plain language to illuminate how experts assess evidence in cases involving newborns.

  • What counts as signs of live birth and how maturity is determined among newborns.
  • How physicians evaluate injuries, wounds, and possible violence in infant deaths.
  • What tests and reasoning courts use to distinguish natural death from homicide.
  • Context for how infanticide was understood and debated in medico‑legal history.

Ideal for readers of medical jurisprudence, legal history, and anyone seeking a grounded view of the evidence behind infanticide cases.

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Publisher
Forgotten Books
Publication date
2017
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0260054631
ISBN 13 
9780260054630
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
105

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