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Learning Unit 6 - Coggle Diagram

- - - - association of people or body
        
        company
        
        university
        
        bank
        
        Political party
        
        trade union
        
        state
      - separated from its members (own legal personality and own limited contractual liability)
      - needs members (organs) to carry out legal activities
    - - Anyone or anything that can be holder of subjective rights and duties
  - - - Perform juristic or lawful acts that have consequences placed on all parties
      - conclude contract, draft will, enter into marriage
      - limited by mental health and age
        
        No capacity
        
        infans (<7) and those with psychological defects
        
        guardian, parent, curator acts on behalf
        
        Limited capacity
        
        minors (7-18) can perform certain acts by themselves, others need permission
        
        Full capacity
        
        18+ years old (no psychological defects)
    - - appear in court (standing or locus standi) and be party to court proceedings
      - infans have no capacity, parent or guardian must act on their behalf
      - minors have capacity but require assistance
    - - held liable for unlawful acts (delicts) and to be able to distinguish between right and wrong
      - Psychological disability = no accountability. They are doli et culpae incapax
      - common law sates that infans are irrebuttably presumed to lack accountability. between 7-14 are rebuttably presumed to lack and 14+ are rebuttably presumed to have accountability