The Impact of International Conventions on Determining the Manner of Funerals

Abstract

This article surveys the impact of some international conventions and agreements on the manner of cross-border funerals. Nowadays it is common that the deceased had gone to live abroad to work or study there while maintaining a close connection with the country of origin where the funeral should take place. Thus, the topicality of this article's theme emerges from the foregoing. Because of the increasing mobility of citizens, it is necessary to analyse the international legal framework to see how the context can limit in certain cases the manner of funerals. The main conclusion is that cross-border funerals are affected by some specific constraints that must be taken into account by the families of the dearly departed.