Essays about: "legal personality"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 31 essays containing the words legal personality.

  1. 1. Sentient Objects — A Theoretical Analysis of the Potential of Animals as Legal Subjects

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Alice Edfast; [2023-04-26]
    Keywords : Jurisprudence; Legal theory; The legal subject; Legal personhood; The person-thing dichotomy; Animal Law theory; Animal sentience; Animal slaughter; Animal testing; Legal rights; Hohfeld’s fundamental legal conceptions; Speciesism; Humanism; Posthumanism; Greimas’ semiotic square;

    Abstract : The sentience of animals has been scientifically proven since the nineteenth century, which has led to changes in our attitude towards animals and to the proliferation of anti-cruelty laws. But despite the rise of an Animal Law discipline, animal rights organisations’ attempting to elevate the legal status of animals, and several recent European legislative changes categorising animals as “non-things”, the legal status of a person has not yet been extended to animals. READ MORE

  3. 2. Culpa in Code: Exploring Autonomous Algorithmic Collusion under EU Competition Law

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakulteten; Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Carl Brinnen; [2023]
    Keywords : AI; Algorithms; Competition Law; Anti-trust Law; EU; Fault; Intent; Negligence; Dolus; Culpa; Digital Eye; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Algorithms wield an increasingly significant influence in our everyday lives. Both in traditional brick-and-mortar markets, and particularly in the digital markets, companies use algorithms for various operations. Instances of algorithmic collusion have already surfaced. However, a more signifi-cant threat may await. READ MORE

  4. 3. An Obituary for the Billable Hour - A qualitative investigation of the barriers to implementing value-based pricing in the legal industry and the necessary capabilities to facilitate the transition.

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för företagande och ledning

    Author : Hermine Lilja; Julia Fürstnow; [2023]
    Keywords : Value-based Pricing; Legal Industry; Change Barriers; Pricing Transformation; Capabilities Theory;

    Abstract : Due to intensifying competition and client expectations, law firms worldwide are starting to transition from the conventional billable hour model to value-based pricing (VBP) models. While promising significant efficiency gains, this transition entails fundamental challenges for all stakeholders and necessitates changes in firms' capabilities. READ MORE

  5. 4. The responsibilities of LKAB to respect the rights of the Sami people - a Business and Human Rights perspective on access to remedy in the Swedish mining sector

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakulteten

    Author : Izabell Zaza; [2023]
    Keywords : public international law; state-owned-enterprises; business and human rights; indigenous peoples; Sweden; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : In 2023, the Swedish state-owned enterprise LKAB revealed that it had found Europe’s largest deposit of critical minerals, which are needed in green technology. Being located on indigenous territory, a mine would impact the migration of reindeers, a Sami practice which form the basis of their culture and status as indigenous peoples under international law. READ MORE

  6. 5. The Evil Inside : A Systematic Review of Structural Differences in Psychopathy

    University essay from Högskolan i Skövde/Institutionen för biovetenskap

    Author : Diana Rehn Åstrand; Julia Vedin; [2023]
    Keywords : psychopathy; PCL-R; structural neuroimaging; prefrontal cortex;

    Abstract : The purpose of this systematic review was to characterize further the structural differences in the prefrontal cortex, limbic and paralimbic regions and amygdala alone in psychopaths. Psychopathy is a multifaceted personality disorder characterized by interpersonal and affective traits like lack of empathy, guilt or remorse, shallow affect, and carelessness, as well as behavioral traits such as impulsivity, and poor behavioral control. READ MORE