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Legal personhood
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Title
Legal personhood / Visa A. J. Kurki, University of Helsinki.
ISBN
9781009016476
1009016474
9781009462235
1009462237
Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 2023.
Physical Description
70 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Summary
This Element presents the notion of legal personhood, which is a foundational concept of Western law. It explores the theoretical and philosophical foundations of legal personhood, such as how legal personhood is defined and whether legal personhood is connected to personhood as a general notion. It also scrutinises particular categories of legal personhood. It first focuses on two classical categories: natural persons (human beings) and artificial persons (corporations). The discussions of natural persons also cover the developing legal status of children and individuals with disabilities. The Element also presents three emerging categories of legal personhood: animals, nature and natural objects, and AI systems. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core. -- Back cover.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
February 20, 2024
Series
Cambridge elements. Elements in the philosophy of law.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Contents
Introduction
Chapter 1 : What Is Legal Personhood?
Definitions of Legal Personhood : The Orthodox View
Substantive Views and the Bundle Theory of Legal Personhood
Weaknesses and Criticism the Bundle Theory
Legal Subjecthood
Conclusion
Chapter 2 : Legal Personhood as a Conceptual Scheme
Realism and Legalism
Can Anything Be a Legal Person?
Who or What Should Be a Legal Person?
Legal Reasoning with Legal Personhood
Do All Legal Systems Have Legal Personhood?
Conclusion
Chapter 3 : Natural and Artificial Persons
Natural Personhood : The Legal Personhood of Human Beings
Artificial Personhood: The Legal Personhood of Collectivities
New Configurations of Legal Personhood : Natural or Artificial?
Chapter 4 : Emerging Categories of Legal Personhood: Animals, Nature, and AI
Animal Legal Personhood
Rights of Nature and Environmental Personhood
AI Legal Personhood
Summing Up - Conclusion
Acknowledgements
Philosophy of Law
Philosophy of Law
Footnotes
Bibliography.
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