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==Legal Personhood== | ==Legal Personhood== | ||
Legal personhood began with the 1819 U.S. Supreme Court case Trustees of Dartmouth College v. Woodward, recognising corporations' rights and liabilities. | Legal personhood began with the 1819 U.S. Supreme Court case Trustees of Dartmouth College v. Woodward, recognising corporations' rights and liabilities. In recent years, this concept is being transformed and expanded to apply to natural entities, starting in 2008 when Ecuador granted legal rights to nature in its constitution. | ||
Legal personhood for natural entities started to protect natural entities within legal frameworks worldwide, with duties, and liabilities similar to those of a person. | Legal personhood for natural entities started to protect natural entities within legal frameworks worldwide, with duties, and liabilities similar to those of a person. | ||