principle of personality
law
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business law
- In business law
…law: the concept of legal personality and the theory of limited liability. Nearly all statutory rules are intended to protect either creditors or investors.
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legal distinctions in citizenship
- In Roman law: Development of the jus civile and jus gentium
…ancient systems, originally adopted the principle of personality—that is, that the law of the state applied only to its citizens. Foreigners had no rights and, unless protected by some treaty between their state and Rome, they could be seized like ownerless pieces of property by any Roman. But from early…
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