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'A legal person is any subject matter other than a human being to which law attributes personality', is the statement of :

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Salmond

Salmond's Definition of a Legal Person

The statement, 'A legal person is any subject matter other than a human being to which law attributes personality', is attributed to Salmond.

Understanding Legal Personality

Salmond's definition emphasizes that legal personality is not limited to natural persons (human beings). The law can confer personality upon entities that are not human.

  • Legal Personality: This refers to the capacity of an entity to have legal rights and duties, such as owning property, entering into contracts, suing, and being sued.
  • Natural Person: A human being recognized by law as having legal rights and duties.
  • Artificial Person (or Legal Person): An entity, other than a human being, that the law recognizes as having legal rights and duties. Examples include corporations, government bodies, and sometimes idols or deities in certain legal systems.

This concept is crucial in law, especially in corporate law, as it allows entities like companies to function independently of the individuals who own or manage them.

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Important Questions from Philosophy

  1. With reference to the history of ancient India, which of the following statements is/are correct?

    1. Mitakshara was the civil law for upper castes and Dayabhaga was the civil law for lower castes.

    2. In the Mitakshara system, the sons can claim right to the property during the lifetime of the father, whereas in the Dayabhaga system, it is only after the death of the father that the sons can claim right to the property.

    3. The Mitakshara system deals with the matters related to the property held by male members only of a family, whereas the Dayabhaga system deals with the matters related to ‘the property held by both male and female members of a family.

    Select the correct answer using the code given below.

  2. Who has advocated 'Practical Vedanta'?

  3. One of the most influential philosophers of India, Shankara was born in ___________.

  4. Lebensraum was coined by:

  5. By what name is the recurring and cyclical aimless rebirth and a wandering process known according to Indian philosophy?

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