I can see why “fictional persons” absent explanation is confusing. This is a term which courts/legal scholars use to reference organizations like corporations, trusts, etc. It’s not meant to refer to fictional characters. But that only makes sense to me because I’m familiar with this subject matter, so I need to add a footnote about it for others. I will add in a quote to clarify this.
The goal of the venn diagram was to show two things:
Legal personhood as a category can be thought of as a space representing rights and duties.
Categories within this broad space can exist separately with some overlap.
I can see why “fictional persons” absent explanation is confusing. This is a term which courts/legal scholars use to reference organizations like corporations, trusts, etc. It’s not meant to refer to fictional characters. But that only makes sense to me because I’m familiar with this subject matter, so I need to add a footnote about it for others. I will add in a quote to clarify this.
The goal of the venn diagram was to show two things:
Legal personhood as a category can be thought of as a space representing rights and duties.
Categories within this broad space can exist separately with some overlap.