Legal personhood / Visa A. J. Kurki.

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press 2023.

1st edition

201897

Law -- Philosophy.

Persons (Law)

Status (Law)

1. What is legal personhood?

2. Legal personhood as a conceptual scheme

3. Natural and artificial persons

4. Emerging categories of legal personhood: animals, nature and AI

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. - Summary from publisher's website.

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