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States, Firms, and Their Legal Fictions investigates the conceptual mechanisms through which modern legal systems create and maintain artificial entities as subjects of law. Melissa J. Durkee provides a comprehensive analysis of how states and firms acquire legal personality, responsibility, and rights despite their non-human nature.
Drawing on international legal theory and philosophy, the work examines the historical development of corporate and state identity in law, the practical consequences of legal personhood for both entities, and the theoretical justifications underlying these constructions. The book addresses fundamental questions about accountability, sovereignty, and the nature of legal responsibility in an increasingly complex global system.
Essential reading for scholars of international law, legal theory, and governance, this volume contributes significantly to understanding how artificial entities function within legal frameworks and shape modern jurisprudence.
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