Legal Personhood: Animals, Artificial Intelligence and the Unborn (Law and Philosophy Library, 119)
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Book Synopsis: This edited work collates novel contributions on contemporary topics that are related to human rights. The essays address analytic-descriptive questions, such as what legal personality actually means, and normative questions, such as who or what should be recognised as a legal person. As is well-known among jurists, the law has a special conception of personhood: corporations are persons, whereas slaves have traditionally been considered property rather than persons. This odd state of affairs has not garnered the interest of legal theorists for a while and the theory of legal personhood has been a relatively peripheral topic in jurisprudence for at least 50 years. As readers will see, there have recently been many developments and debates that justify a theoretical investigation of this topic. Animal rights activists have been demanding that some animals be recognized as legal persons. The field of robotics has prompted questions about driverless cars: should they be granted a limited legal personality, so that the car itself would be responsible for damages? This book explores such concepts and touches on matters of bioethics, animal law and medical law. It includes matters of legal history and appeals to both legal scholars and philosophers, especially those with an interest in theories of law and the philosophy of law.
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If you're interested in exploring cutting-edge topics in human rights, look no further than "Legal Personhood: Animals, Artificial Intelligence and the Unborn" (Law and Philosophy Library, 119). This thought-provoking book brings together a collection of essays that delve into the meaning of legal personality and who or what should be recognized as a legal person.
With a historical context of how the law has traditionally treated personhood, including the intriguing concept of corporations as persons, this book uncovers the recent surge of interest in the theory of legal personhood. From animal rights activists advocating for animals to be recognized as legal persons, to the debates surrounding the responsibility of driverless cars, this book provides a comprehensive exploration of contemporary issues.
Delving into matters of bioethics, animal law, and medical law, this book is a must-read for legal scholars and philosophers alike. It offers valuable insights into the ever-evolving landscape of legal personhood and appeals to those with an interest in theories of law and the philosophy of law.
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