| 释义 |
international legal personality
Legal personality is principally an acknowledgement that an entity is capable of exercising certain rights and being subject to certain duties on its own account under a particular system of law. In municipal systems, the individual human being is the archetypal “person” of the law, but certain entities, such as limited companies or public corporations, are granted a personality distinct from the individuals who create them (see juristic person). Further, they can enter into legal transactions in their own name and on their own account. Under international law, the state is the typical legal person, with reciprocal rights and duties at the international level. Other entities, such as organizations, may be considered as the “subjects” of international law in so far as they can enter into legal relations in the international sphere. See also recognition. |