Dominic Raab

The Government should be held accountable if it puts soldiers at unnecessary risk, which is why it is vital to retain full transparency in inquests. Governments also have a moral obligation to ensure proper care for the injured and their families.

British Politician

Alex Campbell

I, Alexander B. Campbell, make this statement of the cause of my death to relieve the coroner of the necessity of an inquest, and also let my friends know the motive that led me to take my own life.

Canadian Politician

H. L. Mencken

Whenever a husband and wife begin to discuss their marriage they are giving evidence at a coroner's inquest.

American Writer

Masha Gessen

The American justice system administers punishment. It does not conduct inquests and it does not find facts.

Russian Journalist

Helen Rowland

Love, the quest; marriage, the conquest; divorce, the inquest.

An inquest often involves legal authorities to find how someone died.

Death Investigation

Inquests are usually open to the public to promote transparency about the death.

Public Procedure

A coroner often leads an inquest, especially when a death is unexplained or sudden.

Coroner's Role

This inquest refers to formal legal inquiries, not just casual investigations.

Legal Focus

Some inquests involve a jury, particularly if legal conclusions are needed.

Jury Involvement

An inquest aims to uncover facts, sometimes concluding with no criminal charges.

Fact-Finding

This inquest focuses on issues of wide public interest, like major accidents or disasters.

Public Concern

A governmental body usually calls this type of inquest to reassure the public.

Government Action

The inquest might result in recommendations to prevent future occurrences.

Disaster Response

 just turned into a real inquest in-- into science and understanding the sharks better so that we can actually help in providing a safer environment for some people but also for sharks. Yeah. Are you going into the field soon to test any of those deterrents? You know, actually we-- we're going next week. Well, good luck with it.

Testing a Shark...

 She was diagnosed with life-threatening asthma at the age of seven. She was admitted into intensive care five times and put in an induced coma to save her life when her lungs gave up on her. It wasn't until after the first coroner's inquest