Legal Personhood

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.

List of contents

Introduction; 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; Conclusion; Bibliography.

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. It presents three categories of legal personhood: animals, nature and natural objects, and AI systems. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.

Product details

• Authors: Visa A. J. Kurki, Visa A. J. (University of Helsinki) Kurki
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2023
• EAN: 9781009462235
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0946223-5
• No. of pages: 80
• Series: Elements in Philosophy of Law
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; PHILOSOPHY / General, History of specific companies / corporate history, Jurisprudence & Philosophy Of Law, Legal entity (natural and legal persons), Public international law, economic and trade: corporations