Comparative Law Review

Comparative Law Review

Status of the Individual's Right to Recognition of Legal Personality in the Global and Regional International Instruments and National Instruments

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors
Seyed Fazlolah Mousavi 1
Maryam Ahmadinejad 2
Yaser Aminoroaya 3
1 Professor of Law, University of Tehran, Jurist Member of the Guardian Council , Tehran, Iran
2 Assistant Professor, Al-Zahra University, Tehran, Iran
3 PhD in Public International Law, Tehran, Iran
10.22059/jcl.2017.112126.633121
Abstract
Human individuals are entitled to human rights from the beginning of their life. Rights that every human is benefiting  of it , because  he/she is human beings. In the meantime, the individual's right to recognition of juridical personality one of the rights that there is no doubt in importance and prominence and it is considered of the minimums of fundamental human rights. This right is considered as a prerequisite for the enjoyment of other human rights. The mentioned right still neglected in many legal systems and one of the inherent rights of human. The right to recognition of juridical personality is listed in the major global and regional international instruments and some national instruments. This right recognition every one as a person before the law. Therefore, in this paper we explain the status and the concept of right to recognition of the legal personality in some of these documents.
Keywords
“The individual's right to recognition of juridical personality”
“Human Rights”
“Global Instruments”
“Universal Declaration of Human Rights”
“Regional Instruments”
“National Instruments”
Subjects

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Comparative Law Review
Volume 8, Issue 2
Autumn & Winter
October 2018
Pages 777-798