Corporate Personhood

Explores the nature of corporate personhood and how it affects the rights, powers, and influence of corporations in society.

List of contents

Introduction; 1. Legal theories of the corporate person; 2. Philosophical dimensions of the corporate person; 3. Social science dimensions of the corporate person; 4. Constitutional dimensions of the corporate person: corporate free speech; 5. Constitutional dimensions of the corporate person: corporate religion and race; 6. Abolishing corporate personhood; Conclusion.

About the author

Susanna Kim Ripken is a Professor of Law at the Fowler School of Law, Chapman University, California, with a joint appointment in the Wilkinson College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences. She teaches business law courses and has published several articles on corporate law, corporate personhood, and securities regulation. She is a graduate of Stanford University and the Law School of the University of California, Los Angeles

Summary

The topic of corporate personhood has captured the attention of many who are concerned about the increasing presence, power, and influence of corporations in modern society. Highlighting the complexity of the corporate personhood concept, Susanna Kim Ripken addresses what it means to say that the corporation is a person and why it matters.

Product details

• Authors: Susanna Ripken, Susanna Kim Ripken
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.08.2019
• EAN: 9781108403924
• ISBN: 978-1-108-40392-4
• No. of pages: 312
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; LAW / Corporate, Commercial law, Business ethics & social responsibility, Politics & government, Politics and government, Business ethics and social responsibility, Economics of industrial organisation, Legal Ethics & Professional Conduct, Legal ethics and professional conduct, Economics of industrial organization