ABSTRACT
The concept 01 legal personality In English law, only ' legal' per s<ms heve righ ts and d unes in Iew. Thus, w hilst an imals can benefit from Dur law, such as proteefi ng them from bring mistreated , 0 0 dunes can be imposed on them, only the ir o wners . for they are not legat pe rsons.
Humans Polentially. humans have full rights aod dunes. unless tbey become insa ne or bankrupl. Whilst under age, i.e. under 18. they ha ve restncted righ ts and d unes , e.g. they cannol vote, cannot sit on ju nes, can only enler intc certain contracts and canno t marry without consen t (under 16 they cannot ma rry e t all). Bankrupts also he ve restricted rights (sec p. 140).
