Legal personhood has long been applied in surprising and creative ways. Corporations, animals, rivers, infrastructure, religious institutions, municipalities, unions, social movements, countries, and even continents have all been argued to deserve legal recognition based on the labor they perform, their continuity, and their societal impact. Extending this framework further, libraries and schools clearly meet theseContinue reading “Libraries and Schools as Legal Persons: Recognizing Institutions That Labor for Society”
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Religious Establishments as Legal Persons: Extending Personhood to Protect Community and Continuity
Legal personhood has long been a flexible concept in human societies. Corporations, abstract collections of humans, are recognized as legal persons, capable of owning property, entering contracts, suing, and being sued. Rivers in some countries have been granted personhood, and artificial intelligence is increasingly discussed in similar terms. If personhood can be extended beyond individualContinue reading “Religious Establishments as Legal Persons: Extending Personhood to Protect Community and Continuity”