A theory of legal personhood / Visa A.J. Kurki.
2019
K650 .K87 2019 (Mapit)
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Author
Title
A theory of legal personhood / Visa A.J. Kurki.
Edition
First edition.
Imprint
Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2019.
Description
xiii, 224 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Series
Oxford legal philosophy.
Formatted Contents Note
Part I. The orthodox view. A short history of the right-holding person
Rights and persons : Hohfeldian analysis
Part II. The bundle theory. The incidents of legal personhood
Who or what can be a legal person?
Part III. Applying the theory. Collectivities as legal persons
The legal personhood of artificial intelligences
Legal personhood in normative reasoning.
Rights and persons : Hohfeldian analysis
Part II. The bundle theory. The incidents of legal personhood
Who or what can be a legal person?
Part III. Applying the theory. Collectivities as legal persons
The legal personhood of artificial intelligences
Legal personhood in normative reasoning.
Summary
Who, or what, is a 'person' according to the law? How did this understanding of personhood come about? In the twenty-first century, environmentalism, animal rights, artificial intelligence, and corporate personhood have compelled us to consider these questions once again. Legal personhood is a foundational concept of Western legal thought and A Theory of Legal Personhood seeks to go beyond contemporary debates, challenging our very understanding of legal personhood itself. Drawing on extensive research, scholarship, legislation, and court cases from around the globe, this book offers readers - with or without previous knowledge - new insights into legal personhood. It scrutinizes how personhood came to be understood synonymously with the holding of legal rights. It then posits that a better understanding of legal personhood is as a cluster property. Finally, it applies this new theory to explain and structure the numerous debates surrounding legal personhood.
Note
Who, or what, is a 'person' according to the law? How did this understanding of personhood come about? In the twenty-first century, environmentalism, animal rights, artificial intelligence, and corporate personhood have compelled us to consider these questions once again. Legal personhood is a foundational concept of Western legal thought and A Theory of Legal Personhood seeks to go beyond contemporary debates, challenging our very understanding of legal personhood itself. Drawing on extensive research, scholarship, legislation, and court cases from around the globe, this book offers readers - with or without previous knowledge - new insights into legal personhood. It scrutinizes how personhood came to be understood synonymously with the holding of legal rights. It then posits that a better understanding of legal personhood is as a cluster property. Finally, it applies this new theory to explain and structure the numerous debates surrounding legal personhood.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-215) and index.
Call Number
K650 .K87 2019
Language
English
ISBN
9780198844037
0198844034
0198844034
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