The Right to Legal Personhood of Marginalised Groups: Achieving Equal Recognition Before the Law for All

by Anna Arstein-Kerslake

Legal personhood is required for voting, marrying, inheriting, contracting, consenting, and other critical social acts that can be predicates to power and privilege. The Right to Legal Personhood of Marginalised Groups addresses personhood and legal capacity as human rights issues, in particular as they relate to disabled people, migrant groups, indigenous peoples, racial minorities, women, and gender minorities. The concepts of personhood, legal...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 019284394X
• ISBN13: 9780192843944
• Release Date: November 2024
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.83 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.4" x 9.3"