Archeology, Language, and Nature of Business Corporations

Authors

Sergio Alberto Gramitto Ricci, Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Title

Mississippi Law Journal

Publication Date

2019

Abstract

This Article fills a gap in the corporate law literature, by excavating the language used to describe and regulate corporate entities at their origins. It traces the origins of the corporate form to Ancient Rome. It investigate the nature of current business corporations. It offers solutions to inform contemporary corporate law debates. It also sheds new light on the common understanding of legal personhood and on the issue that the term "person" raises in corporate theory.

Recommended Citation

Sergio Alberto Gramitto Ricci, Archeology, Language, and Nature of Business Corporations, 89 MISS. L.J. 43 (2019)
Available at: https://scholarlycommons.law.hofstra.edu/faculty_scholarship/1665