Birth is the most important biological event in the life of any human being.
If it does not occur, there is no being. If there is no person, no legal rights and duties arise, for the law relates to the rights and duties of living people, not inanimate objects. Death on the other hand, is the most important legal event for all human beings. When it occurs, all legal rights and duties devolving upon the person during his life span in a civilized jurisdiction are terminated. All persons with whom the deceased had legal relations at that moment in time are also directly affected by the occurrence of death.