>Giving a corporation personhood does not give the corporation rights as much as does take away rights from those who interact with that corporation. Maybe, bu

>Giving a corporation personhood does not give the corporation rights as much as does take away rights from those who interact with that corporation. Maybe, but the purpose of legal personhood for abstract entities is also to hold them accountable under the same proven body of law that applies to individuals. Corporate personhood is not a new invention, but came from Roman law as it became practically necessary to extend the body of law governing individuals to families, clans, tribes, and eventually to such entities as guilds, universities and even city states. Today, the word 'corporation' has become virtually synonymous with a commercial enterprise, but the concept of legal incorporation is much wider than that.