The Concept Of Legal Personality Beyond Its Conventional Bars
- IJLLR Journal
- 3 days ago
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Aditi Kumari, Central University of South Bihar
Anjali Kumari, Muzaffarpur Institute of Technology
ABSTRACT
Legal personality is a key concept in jurisprudence that defines who or what can hold legal rights and responsibilities. While it has traditionally been limited to humans, this idea has broadened to encompass corporations, idols, and even unborn children. In the twenty-first century, new discussions surrounding Artificial Intelligence (AI) and environmental issues are challenging this traditional view. This paper delves into the changing landscape of legal personhood using a comparative and analytical lens. It investigates whether AI, with its ability to make decisions, and nature, with its inherent ecological worth, deserve legal recognition. The study reviews judicial precedents from India and other countries, alongside philosophical perspectives like natural law and positivism. It concludes that while the idea of AI as a legal person raises questions about accountability and ethics, recognizing nature as a legal entity marks a significant shift towards ecological justice and sustainable development. Ultimately, the concept of legal personality is a flexible tool in law, evolving with the ethical and technological changes in society.
Keywords: Legal personality, Artificial Intelligence, Nature
