Legal Personality Flashcards
1
Q
What are the two types of legal personalities?
A
Natural Persons, Artificial (Juristic) Persons
2
Q
What are Natural Persons?
A
They are human beings, that have legal personalities attributed from birth to death.
3
Q
What is an example where a Natural Persons who have less rights and liabilities than other.
A
Persons under 18, named ‘minors’ - for example they require parental consent to marry, or not being able to buy alcohol.
4
Q
What are Artificial (Juristic) Persons
A
Corporation
5
Q
What Rights and Liabilities do Artificial Persons?
A
Essentially the same as those allocated to natural persons - expect they can only be convicted of manslaughter and not murder.
